IRON DEFICIENCY STATUS IN FIRST TIME, REPLACEMENT, VOLUNTARY AND REGULAR MALE BLOOD DONORS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:  to determine iron deficiency in first time, replacement, voluntary and regular male blood donors and to detect pre-clinical iron deficiency in blood donors at tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan by assessing serum ferritin levels. METHODS: In this cross-sectional des...

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Main Authors: Khadija Habib, Nazish Farooq, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli, Zeeshan Kibria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khyber Medical University 2017-08-01
Series:Khyber Medical University Journal
Online Access:https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/17419