World Health Organization haemoglobin colour scale: A practical answer to a vital need

Update in Anaesthesia

Volumn , Issue 15, 2002, Pages 51-52

  Dobson, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SKIN COLOR; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036969602     PISSN: 13534882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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