Reliability of red blood cell indices and formulas to discriminate between β thalassemia trait and iron deficiency in children

Hematology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-115

  Ferrara, M ^a   Capozzi, L ^a   Russo, R ^a   Bertocco, F ^a   Ferrara, D ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

thalassemia trait; Iron deficiency; Microcytic hypochromic anemia; Rbc indices and formulas; Red blood cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUDEN INDEX;

ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HUMANS; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77952144478     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453310X12583347010098     Document Type: Article

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