Soluble transferrin receptors and iron deficiency, a step beyond ferritin. A systematic review

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-352

  Koulaouzidis, Anastasios ^a   Said, Elmuhtady ^b   Cottier, Russell ^c   Saeed, Athar A ^d  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Endoscopy; Ferritin; Iron deficiency; Soluble transferrin receptors

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IRON;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE MARROW; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 73949136955     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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