Screening for haematological and iron-related abnormalities in elite athletes-Analysis of 576 cases

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-336

  Fallon, Kieran E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athlete; Elite; Haematology; Iron; Screening

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM DISORDER; IRON THERAPY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

EID: 42649125272     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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