Histological diagnosis of sickle cell trait: A blinded analysis

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-39

  Thogmartin, Jon R ^a   Wilson, Christopher I ^a,b   Palma, Noel A ^a   Ignacio, Susan S ^a   Pellan, William A ^a  

^a District Six Medical Examiner Office   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death certification; Hemoglobin electrophoresis; Histology; Sickle cell trait

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEGRADATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEART; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LUNG; SAMPLING ERROR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPLEEN; STAINING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MYOCARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPLEEN; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 65249114202     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181873835     Document Type: Article

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