Evaluation of iron status in patients of chronic kidney disease - A study to assess the best indicators including serum transferrin receptor assay

Anemia is an early complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The iron deficiency is an important contributor, more so in the Indian population. As routine standalone iron tests do not accurately reflect the actual status in the complex environment of CKD, there is a need to study better indicato...

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Main Authors: Manu Venkatesan, Shilpi Saxena, Arun Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2019;volume=29;issue=4;spage=248;epage=253;aulast=Venkatesan