Letters to the Editor: Discrimination indices have no predictive value in differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and beta-thalassemia trait

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 344-345

  Beyan, C ^a   Kaptan, K ^a   Ifran, A ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

BETA THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NOTE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 53449098129     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01054.x     Document Type: Letter

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