The reference intervals for the haematological parameters in healthy adult population of Chennai, Southern India

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1675-1680

  Subhashree, A R ^a   Parameaswari, P J ^b   Shanthi, B ^a   Carnagarin, Revathy ^a   Parijatham, B O ^a  

^a SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BHARATH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Haematological parameters; Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) and Platelet Distribution Width (PDW); Red cell Distribution Width (RDW); Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; MALE; MEAN PLATELET VOLUME; NORMAL HUMAN; PLATELET DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

MOROCCAN PEPPER VIRUS;

EID: 84871860081     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4882.2630     Document Type: Review

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