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Green King Index for Differentiating Beta-thalassemia Trait from Iron-deficiency

The EBMcalc module Green King Index for Differentiating Beta-thalassemia Trait from Iron-deficiency is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.

This calculator yields the following results:

Green King Index Normalized

Equation parameters include:

References

Green R, King R. A new red cell discriminant incorporating volume dispersion for differentiating iron deficiency anemia from thalassemia minor. Blood Cells. 1989;15(3):481-91; discussion 492-5. PubMed ID: 2620095
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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