Megaloblastic anaemia in Zimbabwe. II: Diagnostic significance of red cell indices in
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1990-10Author
Mukiibi, JM
Paul, B
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Studies of red cell indices viz: Rbc count, Hb, Hct ratio, MCV, MCH and MCHC were carried out in normal subjects (n = 62) and in patients with: B12 deficiency (n = 34); folate deficiency (n = 17); and B12 and folate deficiency (n = 18). Although these red cell parameters were diagnostically useful (2P less than 5 x 10(-3)) in distinguishing the patients' groups from the control group; they showed no ability to distinguish the deficient groups from each other. However, their practical and diagnostic significance as screening tests in the local environs is briefly highlighted
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2092876http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31834
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Cent Afr J Med. 1990 Oct;36(10):256-9.Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion
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