Cost effective on-site screening for anaemia in pregnancy in primary care clinics

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 463-465

  Wilkinson, David ^a   Sach, Marlene E ^a  

^a Hlabisa Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING;

ANEMIA; COPPER SULFATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030915940     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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