Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3850007 American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2010 9 Pages PDF
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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