RED BLOOD CELL MORPHOLOGY: STILL AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ANEMIA TYPING

Ekta Patidar

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i3.2018.1530

RED BLOOD CELL MORPHOLOGY: STILL AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ANEMIA TYPING

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Dr. Ekta Patidar Consultant Pathologist, Sampurna Sodani Diagnostic Clinic, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i3.2018.1530

Keywords:

Red Blood Cell Morphology, Anemia, Peripheral Blood Examination

Abstract [English]

Anemia is a common entity which every clinician and pathologist faces very frequently. Proper clinical history, physical examination and laboratory investigations are essential for diagnostic interpretation of anemia. Peripheral blood examination is a basic screening haematological tool used for its evaluation.

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2018-03-31

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Patidar, E. (2018). RED BLOOD CELL MORPHOLOGY: STILL AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ANEMIA TYPING. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 6(3), 298–301. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i3.2018.1530

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2018): Volume 6 Issue 3 - March, 2018

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