title: Reference values for the total and differential leukocyte count.
abstract: Since 1971, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys have collected data on white blood cell counts and on white cell differential counts that are valid for the U.S. population. This article discusses the validity of the differential counts that result from the availability of a set of reference values for all cell types.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000592:standards; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People