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Practice Guideline
. 2022 Feb;196(3):523-529.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.17900. Epub 2021 Oct 24.

Guideline for the laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency in adults (excluding pregnancy) and children

Andrew Fletcher  1 , Adam Forbes  2 , Nicola Svenson  3 , D Wayne Thomas  4 ; A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper
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Practice Guideline

Guideline for the laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency in adults (excluding pregnancy) and children

Andrew Fletcher et al. Br J Haematol. 2022 Feb.
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Keywords: anaemia; ferritin; haemoglobin; iron; iron deficiency.

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