Role of red cell distribution width in classifying microcytic hypochromic anaemia

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 297-299

  Buch, Archana Chirag ^a   Karve, Pradyot P ^a   Panicker, Narayanan K ^a   Singru, Samir Anil ^a   Gupta, Shweta C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anaemia; Microcytic anaemia; Red cell distribution width; Thalassaemia trait

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

EID: 79959419967     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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