Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate is also used as a marker of inflammatory disorders. It is the rate at which red blood cells in a test tube separate from blood serum and become sediment over time, most commonly reported after one hour.

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Dept. Nutrition and Dietetics Nutritional Sciences Research Division School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, King's College London, Franklin‐Wilkins Building 150 Stamford Street, SE1 9NH, London, UK
Victor R. Preedy (Prof.) (Prof.)
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Health Science Center 1295 N. Martin, P.O. Box 245155, 85724-5155, Tucson, AZ
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(2010). Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_5611

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