Improved method for assessing iron stores in the bone marrow

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 685-689

  Phiri, K S ^a   Calis, J C J ^a,b   Kachala, D ^a   Borgstein, E ^a   Waluza, J ^a   Bates, I ^c   Brabin, B ^c   Boele Van Hensbroek, M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROBLAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68249118455     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.064451     Document Type: Article

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