Intensive method of assessment and classification of the bone marrow iron status: A study of 80 patients

Background: The increasing prevalence of multiple co-morbidities among anemic patients with chronic diseases have made the use of serum ferritin (which is also an acute phase reactant) and transferrin saturation more challenging in diagnosing iron deficiency. Microscopic examination of bone marrow a...

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Main Authors: Rajeshwari S Bableshwar, Maitrayee Roy, Akshay Bali, Prakash V Patil, Suvarna Inumella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2013;volume=56;issue=1;spage=16;epage=19;aulast=Bableshwar