CellWell record HH-488110
Serum Ferritin an Indicator of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children with Normal Hemoglobin
Hafsa Hashmi; Sughra Wahid; Maliha Akhtar Qureshi
Medical Forum Monthly ยท 2026
In plain language
In 165 children with normal hemoglobin, serum ferritin detected iron deficiency with 87.8% sensitivity and 72.5% specificity against a composite laboratory reference, supporting its use as a sensitive test.
- Evidence
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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