Brief Note: A Note Concerning the "100 Per Cent Value" in Iron Absorption Studies by Whole Body Counting
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- 1 June 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 23 (6) , 757-761
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v23.6.757.757
Abstract
The 4-hour whole body count is found to be clinically valid as a "100 per cent value" in iron absorption studies performed with a whole body counter. Measurement of iron absorption can be made 2 weeks after ingestion of radioiron, but not prior to this period.Keywords
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