M/H ratio for the differential diagnosis of microcytic anemia: Letter to the editor

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-249

  Ntaios, G ^a   Chatzinikolaou, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; MICROCYTIC HYPOCHROMIC RATIO; MICROCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CELL SIZE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 61349140736     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01103.x     Document Type: Letter

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