The value of Ret-Hb and sTfR in the diagnosis of iron depletion in healthy, young children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 882-886

  Uijterschout, L ^a   Domellof M ^b   Vloemans, J ^a   Vos, R ^a   Hudig, C ^a   Bubbers, S ^a   Verbruggen, S ^c   Veldhorst, M ^c,d   De Leeuw, T ^c   Teunisse, P P ^c   Van Goudoever, J B ^d,e   Brus, F ^a  

^a HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN; SOLUBLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IRON;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON DEPLETION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SOCIAL STATUS; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH; INFANT; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; RETICULOCYTE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FERRITINS; HEALTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REFERENCE VALUES; RETICULOCYTES;

EID: 84905814983     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.70     Document Type: Article

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