The role of red cell distribution width in the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and non-transfusiondependent thalassemia patients

• Main Authors: Pokpong Piriyakhuntorn, Adisak Tantiworawit, Thanawat Rattanathammethee, Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, Ekarat Rattarittamrong, Lalita Norasetthada
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85053142262&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62796
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© P. Piriyakhuntorn et al., 2018. This study aims to find the cut-off value and diagnostic accuracy of the use of RDW as initial investigation in enabling the differentiation between IDA and NTDT patients. Patients with microcytic anemia were enrolled in the training set and used to plot a receiving...