Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3850007 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Half the anemic patients with CKD stages 3-5 had depleted iron stores. Peripheral-iron indices and erythropoietic response had equivalent, but limited, utility in identifying depletion of bone marrow iron stores. Use of these indices to indicate depletion of iron stores should be reconsidered.
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Authors
Simona MD, PhD, Ana MD, PhD, Adrian MD, Liliana MD, Daniela MBiol, Mariana MChem, Gabriel MD, PhD,