Red blood cell microcytosis and hypochromia in the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency and β-thalassaemia trait

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 528-534

  Urrechaga, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Differential diagnosis; Iron deficiency; Microcytosis and hypochromia; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCYTOSIS; PERCENT MICROCYTIC PERCENT HYPOCHROMIC CELL RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 66149094900     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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