Open AccessA comparative study of serum ferritin levels among unfit and fit blood donors
Author(s) -
Olusola Olowoselu,
Ebele Uche,
Olufemi Abiola Oyedeji,
Oluwakemi Otokiti,
Oluwamuyiwa Ayanshina,
Akinsegun Akinbami,
Vincent Oluseye Osunkalu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_48_19
Subject(s) - autoanalyzer , venipuncture , medicine , ferritin , venous blood , serum ferritin , blood donor , serum iron , physiology , immunology , hemoglobin , surgery
Cheap methodologies are being utilized by low-resource countries to determine blood donors' fitness. Important hematological biomarkers might have to be evaluated to enhance the use of these methods.