Does cigarette smoking affect the diagnostic reliability of hemoglobin α2δ2 (HbA2)?

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-122

  Tarazi, Issa S ^a   Sirdah, Mahmoud M ^b   El Jeadi, Hesham ^a,c   Al Haddad, Rami M ^a  

^a Palestine Avenir Foundation   (Palestine)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c European Gaza Hospital   (Palestine)

Author keywords

HbA2; Iron deficiency; Smoking; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 42149166217     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20228     Document Type: Article

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