title: The importance of platelet indexes in discriminating between beta-thalassemia trait and iron deficiency anemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. aysentimuragaoglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ayşen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timurağaoğlu
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coban
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Erbasan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000473:pathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D048429:Cell Size; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*