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Association of ferritin and transferrin saturation with all-cause mortality, and the effect of concurrent inflammation: a danish cohort study

Nikki H. Mitchella Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik L. Jørgensena Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Fie J. Vojdemanb Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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Henriette P. Sennelsc Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christen L. Andersend The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database, Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;e Department of Haematology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Margit Kriegbaumd The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database, Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mia K. Grandd The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database, Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christine W. Bangd The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database, Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bent S. Linda Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Pages 525-532 | Received 03 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Sep 2022, Published online: 11 Oct 2022

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