Role of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency Anemia

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in the world. Morphologically, IDA is microcytic and hypochromic as is anemia on chronic disease (ACD) thereby creating confusion on peripheral blood smear examination. Red c...

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Main Author: Cokorda Agung Wahyu Purnamasidhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Udayana 2019-01-01
Series:Indonesia Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:https://ijbs-udayana.org/index.php/ijbs/article/view/160