Analysis of hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and red blood-cell count for a group of 46 black and 59 white male forensic patients showed significant hematological differences between the groups, with white patients demonstrating higher mean values for all four measures.
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