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Conditions: Sickle Cell Anemia, Thalassemia, Bone Marrow Disorders, Malnutrition, Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency, Hemoglobin Abnormalities
Screening: Pregnancy; Infants
In the News: Targeting Iron Deficiencies, AAP Advises Screening All Infants and Toddlers (2010)
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Medline Plus: Anemia
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc.
Anemia Institute (Canada)
Anemia Lifeline
Cooley's Anemia Foundation
American Sickle Cell Anemia Association
National Anemia Action Council
KidsHealth: Anemia
Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
(August 2008) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions Index. Anemia. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/anemia/anemia_whatis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(Updated April 8, 2009) National Anemia Action Council. Anemia, Frequently Asked Questions. Available online at http://www.anemia.org/patients/faq/ through http://www.anemia.org. Accessed April 2009.
(Updated May 29, 2008) National Anemia Action Council. Anemia Monograph. Available online at http://www.anemia.org/professionals/monograph/ through http://www.anemia.org. Accessed April 2009.
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 16th ed. Kasper D, Braunwald E, Fauci A, Hauser S, Longo D, Jameson JL, eds. McGraw-Hill, 2005 Pp 586-625.
Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. McPherson RA and Pincus MR, eds. Philadelphia: 2007, Pp 504-539.
(Updated Nov 23, 2008) MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Pernicious Anemia. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000569.htm. Accessed April 2009.
(March 19, 2009) Mayo Clinic: Anemia. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anemia/DS00321 through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed April 2009.
(March 20, 2009) Mayo Clinic: Vitamin Deficiency Anemia. Tests and Diagnosis. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-deficiency-anemia/DS00325/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed April 2009.
(March 27, 2009) Mayo Clinic: Aplastic Anemia. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aplastic-anemia/DS00322 through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed April 2009.
(February 2007) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Pernicious anemia. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/prnanmia/prnanmia_what.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(February 2009) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Aplastic anemia. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/aplastic/aplastic_whatis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(February 2009) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Hemolytic anemia. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ha/ha_whatis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(February 2009) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Sickle Cell anemia, diagnosis. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_Diagnosis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(February 2009) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Iron deficiency anemia. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ida/ida_whatis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(December 2007) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Fanconi anemia. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/fanconi/fanconi_whatis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
(May 2007) Genetic Home Reference: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. Available online at http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=paroxysmalnocturnalhemoglobinuria through http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed April 2009.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis, Correlation. 3rd Edition. Lawrence A. Kaplan and Amadeo J. Pesce, St. Louis, MO. Mosby, 1996.
Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis. Harmening D, ed. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company; 1997.
Stiene-Martin EA, Lotspeich-Steininger C, Koepke J. Clinical Hematology: Principles, Procedures, and Correlations. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Company; 1998.
