The usefulness of soluble transferrin receptor in the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-19

  Yoon, Se Hoon ^a   Kim, Dong Sup ^a   Yu, Seung Taek ^a   Shin, Sae Ron ^a   Choi, Du Young ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child; Iron deficiency anemia; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME;

EID: 84921299181     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2015.58.1.15     Document Type: Article

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