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Thalassemia Trait: MCV and Ethnicity Analysis by Joscelind Sunaryo is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document presents an algorithm to aid in differentiating between iron deficiency and thalassemia trait in patients with microcytic anemia from multicultural populations. It calculates post-test probabilities for thalassemia trait based on ethnic background and mean cell volume (MCV) ranges using likelihood ratios. Tables provide the prevalences of thalassemia trait in different ethnic populations and positive likelihood ratios based on MCV ranges. The algorithm is intended to increase the sensitivity a
- Author
- Joscelind Sunaryo
- Language
- EN