Influence of serum iron test results on the diagnosis of iron deficiency in children: a retrospective observational study.

Gorkem SezginLing LiJohanna WestbrookElisabeth WearneDenise AzarAdam McLeodChristopher PearceVera IgnjatovicPaul MonagleAndrew Georgiou

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Serum ferritin alone remains the best means of diagnosing iron deficiency. Reliance on serum iron test results by general practitioners is leading to significant overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of iron deficiency in children.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
young adults