Sensitivity and specificity of mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH): For screening alpha-thalassemia-1 trait and beta-thalassemia trait

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 739-743

  Pranpanus, Savitree ^a   Sirichotiyakul, Supatra ^a   Srisupundit, Kasemsri ^a   Tongsong, Theera ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia; Beta thalassemia; Erythrocyte indices

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENETICS; MASS SCREENING; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67650450528     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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