Differences in erythrocyte sedimentation rates using the Westergren method and a centrifugation method

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-130

  Shelat, Suresh G ^a,b   Chacosky, Deborah ^a   Shibutani, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; WESTERGREN METHOD;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CENTRIFUGATION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS;

EID: 48249135575     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/E5R9P5YPHXFE3198     Document Type: Article

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