Red blood cell flags for the differential diagnosis between thalassemia trait and iron deficiency anemia

Hematology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 304-

  Ntaios, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anemia; RCF; RDW; Red cell distribution width; Red cell flags; Thalassemia trait

Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CELL FLAG; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71049162061     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453309X446135     Document Type: Letter

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