A 3-marker index improves the identification of iron disorders in CKD anaemia.

BACKGROUND: Iron disorders are common and complex in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We sought to determine whether a 3-marker index would improve the classification of iron disorders in CKD anaemia. METHODS: We studied the association between Hb level and iron indexes combining 2 or 3 of the followin...

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Main Authors: Lucile Mercadal, Marie Metzger, Jean Philippe Haymann, Eric Thervet, Jean-Jacques Boffa, Martin Flamant, François Vrtovsnik, Cédric Gauci, Marc Froissart, Bénédicte Stengel, NephroTest Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929276?pdf=render