Cut off determination of discrimination indices in differential diagnosis between iron deficiency anemia and β- thalassemia minor

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 27-32

  Miri Moghaddam, Ebrahim ^a,b   Sargolzaie, Narjes ^b  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cutoff; Discrimination formulas; Iron deficiency; Microcytosis; thalassemic trait

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 84898745421     PISSN: 17351243     EISSN: 20082207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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