What is the evidence for gender differences in ferritin and haemoglobin?

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Rushton, D Hugh ^a   Barth, Julian H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Haemoglobin; Reference ranges; Serum ferritin

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOSIDERIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BALANCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 83855165823     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: 18790461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.03.010     Document Type: Review

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