Free and easy? red cell distribution width (RDW) and prognosis in cardiac disease

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-300

  Means Jr , Robert T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANEMIA; AUTOMATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH;

ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 79953206194     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.01.008     Document Type: Editorial

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