title: Why should women have lower reference limits for haemoglobin and ferritin concentrations than men?
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. rushton@btinternet.com
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Rushton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dover
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Sainsbury
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gilkes
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Ramsay
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008598:Menstruation / Q000097:blood; D011323:Primates / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins