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. 2001 Oct 6;323(7316):806-7; author reply 807-8.

Reference limits for haemoglobin and ferritin. If it's not broken, don't fix it

A L Heath, S Fairweather-Tait, M Worwood
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Reference limits for haemoglobin and ferritin. If it's not broken, don't fix it

A L Heath et al. BMJ. .
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Frequency distribution of haemoglobin concentrations in response to iron treatment in anaemic men and women compared with “normal” women (reproduced with permission from Hobbs JR. Iron deficiency after partial gastrectomy. Gut 1961;2:141-9)
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