Reticulocyte hemoglobin content for the diagnosis of iron deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 539-542

  Mateos, María Elena ^a   De La Cruz, Javier ^b,c   López Laso, Eduardo ^a   Valdés, María Dolores ^d   Nogales, Angel ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b Clinical Epidemiology Unit   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Department of Hematology ^*  (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

CHr; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron status; Reticulocytes

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL VOLUME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETICULOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RETICULOCYTES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 54449100241     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31817580ca     Document Type: Article

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