The definition of anemia: what is the lower limit of normal of the blood hemoglobin concentration?

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作者
Beutler, E [1 ]
Waalen, J [1 ]
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[1] Scripps Res Inst, Dept Mol & Expt Med, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
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10.1182/blood-2005-07-3046
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The diagnosis of anemia is an important aspect of the practice of hematology. The first step is to decide whether the patient is, in fact, anemic. Unless earlier blood counts are available, and they often are not, the physician must make his or her decision on the basis of the population distribution of hemoglobin values. How likely is it that the patient's hemoglobin value lies below the normal distribution; that is, "the lower limit"?.
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