Publications by authors named "Fridrik E Yngvason"
Background: The purpose of this study was to estimate the value of the transferrin receptor in serum (sTfR) for detecting iron deficiency and compare it with the value of some other blood tests for that purpose.
Material And Methods: All patients undergoing bone marrow aspiration in the FSA Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland, in the period 1999 to 2003 were eligible to participate in this prospective study. Included participants were 89.