Journal article
The Evaluation of Various Mathematical RBC Indices and Their Efficacy in Discriminating Between Thalassemic and Non-Thalassemic Microcytosis
Abstract
The differentiation between thalassemic and non-thalassemic microcytosis has important clinical implications in hematology and medicine. A simplified index, based on red cell parameters derived from automated blood cell analyzers, which could be used to discriminate between microcytic patients with a high probability of thalassemia minor and those with a low probability, would be an extremely useful tool. Five mathematical indices have been …
Authors
Lafferty JD; Crowther MA; Ali MA; Levine M
Journal
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Vol. 106, No. 2, pp. 201–205
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 1, 1996
DOI
10.1093/ajcp/106.2.201
ISSN
0002-9173