Red cell indices and formulas used in differentiation of β-thalassemia trait from iron deficiency in Thai school children

Hemoglobin

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 258-261

  Pornprasert, Sakorn ^a   Panya, Auttapon ^a   Punyamung, Manoo ^a   Yanola, Jintana ^a   Kongpan, Chatpat ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Intercountry Center for Oral Health Department of Health   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Formulas; Iron deficiency; Red cell indices; Thai school children; Thalassemia ( thal)

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAI (PEOPLE); YOUDEN INDEX; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS;

EID: 84904364673     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2014.930044     Document Type: Article

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