Blood haemoglobin concentrations are higher in smokers and heavy alcohol consumers than in non-smokers and abstainers - Should we adjust the reference range?

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 687-694

  Milman, Nils ^a,b,d   Pedersen, Agnes N ^c  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Research Centre for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Body mass index; Epidemiological study; Ferritin; Hemoglobins; Men; Reference range; Smoking; Women

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET RESTRICTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 67349102284     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-008-0647-9     Document Type: Article

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