Lower hemoglobin with lower ferritin - Results from the HUNT 2 Study

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 152-155

  Åsberg, Arne ^a   Borch Iohnsen, Berit ^b   Mikkelsen, Gustav ^a   Thorstensen, Ketil ^a   Åsberg, Ann Elisabeth ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hypochromic anemia; Iron deficiency anemia; Reference values; Women health

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUE; BLOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924340018     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2014.993335     Document Type: Article

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