Clinical Significance of Immature Reticulocyte Fraction and Reticulocyte Cellular Indices in Pediatric Anemia Patients
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Seo, Young
(Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Jung, Hye Lim (Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Shim, Jae Won (Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Deok Su (Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Shim, Jeong Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Park, Moon Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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