Changes in hematologic indices in caucasian and non-caucasian pregnant women in the united states

Korean Journal of Hematology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-141

  Harm, Sarah K ^a   Yazer, Mark H ^a   Waters, Jonathan H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Complete blood count; Hemoglobin; Pregnancy; Reference ranges

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CAUCASIAN; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866938730     PISSN: 17387949     EISSN: 20929129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5045/kjh.2012.47.2.136     Document Type: Article

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