Separating thalassemia trait and iron deficiency by simple inspection

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 444-

  Burdick, Claude Owen ^a  

^a St Rose Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 62449097192     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPC09VRAXEASMH     Document Type: Letter

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