Proposal of a score combining red blood cell indices for early differentiation of beta-thalassemia minor from iron deficiency anemia

Hematology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Janel, Alexandre ^a   Roszyk, Laurence ^a   Rapatel, Chantal ^a   Mareynat, Gabrielle ^a   Berger, Marc G ^a   Serre Sapin, Anne Françoise ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Anemia; Discrimination index; Iron deficiency; Microcytosis; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952638316     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453311X12940641877849     Document Type: Article

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