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| England Fraser Index for Differentiating Beta-thalassemia Trait from Iron-deficiency |
The EBMcalc module England Fraser Index for Differentiating Beta-thalassemia Trait from Iron-deficiency is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- England Fraser Index
Equation parameters include:
- MCV
- Hgb
- RBC
References
- England JM, Fraser PM. Differentiation of iron deficiency from thalassaemia trait by routine blood-count. Lancet. 1973 Mar 3;1(7801):449-52. PubMed ID: 4120365
- England JM, Fraser P. Discrimination between iron-deficiency and heterozygous-thalassaemia syndromes in differential diagnosis of microcytosis. Lancet. 1979 Jan 20;1(8108):145-8. PubMed ID: 84163
- Ntaios G, Chatzinikolaou A, Saouli Z, et al. Discrimination indices as screening tests for beta-thalassemic trait. Ann Hematol. 2007 Jul;86(7):487-91. PubMed ID: 17476506
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