An added value for the hemoglobin content in reticulocytes (CHr) and the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in postpartum anemic women

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 510-516

  Ramakers, C ^a   Van Der Woude, D A A ^a   Verzijl, J M ^a   Pijnenborg, J M A ^a   Van Wijk, Eduard M ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; General hematology; Hemoglobin; Iron; Laboratory practice; Reticulocytes

Indexed keywords

FERROUS FUMARATE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN D;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; POSTPARTUM ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REFERENCE VALUE; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETICULOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865571107     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2012.01423.x     Document Type: Article

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