Is soluble transferrin receptor a useful marker in early stage iron deficiency?

e-SPEN Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Leonard, Alecia J ^a   Patterson, Amanda J ^a   Collins, Clare E ^a   Chalmers, Kerry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early stage; Iron deficiency; Reference range; Soluble transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; SOLUBLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84884909212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22128263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnme.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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