Reticulocyte hemoglobin content allows early and reliable detection of functional iron deficiency in blood donors

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 413, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 678-682

  Semmelrock, M J ^a,b   Raggam, R B ^a   Amrein, K ^a   Avian, A ^a   Schallmoser, K ^a   Lanzer, G ^a   Semmelrock, H J ^a   Prueller, F ^a   Berghold, A ^a   Rohde, E ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Impaired hemoglobinisation; Iron deficiency; Reticulocyte hemoglobin content

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENT IRON STORAGE; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETICULOCYTES;

EID: 84857654550     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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