Iron stores in blood donors: A literature mini review

An increase in the frequency of blood donation among the donor population is liable to result in excessive iron loss and development of iron deficiency anemia. In the majority of blood banks, hemoglobin and/or hematocrit measurements are used as screening tests for the ability to donate blood even t...

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Main Authors: Akram Aghamohammadi, Mahtab Maghsoodlu, Hosein Teimori Naghadeh, Shirin Ferdowsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ilam University of Medical Sciences 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Basic Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jbrms.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-254-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1