%0 Journal Article
%T Estimated red blood cell thickness in microcytic anemia due to iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia
%A Viroj Wiwanitkit
%J Iranian Journal of Medical Hypotheses & Ideas
%D 2009
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X "nAnemia is one of the most common hematological disorders that are still the present in all countries around the world. Microcytic anemia is a specific kind of anemia presenting with small red blood cell. In this paper, the author discusses on the estimated red blood cell thickness, a new proposed parameter, comparing between that of iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia and further extrapolate on the clinical implication.
%K Thickness
%K Red blood cell
%K Iron deficiency anemia
%K Thalassemia
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