Screening for childhood anaemia using copper sulphate densitometry

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 978-982

  Funk, M ^a   Hambrock, T ^a   van Niekerk, G C ^a   Wittenberg, D F ^a  

^a STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANEMIA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER SULFATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

EID: 0036909436     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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