Evaluation of the diagnostic reliability of different RBC indices and formulas in the differentiation of the β-thalassaemia minor from iron deficiency in Palestinian population

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 324-330

  Sirdah, M ^a   Tarazi, I ^b   Al Najjar, E ^b   Al Haddad, R ^b  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b Palestine Avenir foundation   (Palestine)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Differentiation; Discrimination; Iron deficiency; RBC indices

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; ROC CURVE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ARABS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 53449097306     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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