Plasma soluble transferrin receptor assay when screening for iron-deficiency in an unselected population of elderly anaemic patients

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-334

  Karlsson, T ^a   Sjoo F ^a   Kedinge Cyrus, B ^a   Backstrom B ^a  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AGED; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 75749092237     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2009.02136.x     Document Type: Letter

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