Evaluation of low red blood cell mean corpuscular volume in an apheresis donor population

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1971-1976

  Bryant, Barbara J ^a   Hopkins, Julie A ^a   Arceo, Sarah M ^a   Leitman, Susan F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD DONOR; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; BLOOD DONORS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 69249189443     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02207.x     Document Type: Article

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