Why should women have lower reference limits for haemoglobin and ferritin concentrations than men?
Rushton
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School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. rushton@btinternet.com
Dover
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Sainsbury
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Norris
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Gilkes
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Ramsay
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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
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins