Performance of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale in diagnosing severe and very severe anaemia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 619-624

  Montresor, Antonio ^a   Ramsan, Mahdi ^b   Khalfan, Nassor ^b   Albonico, Marco ^c   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^d   Tielsch, James M ^e   Savioli, Lorenzo ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Public Health Laboratory Pemba Ivo de Carneri   (Tanzania)

^c Ivo de Carneri Foundation   (Italy)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Haemoglobin colour scale; Pallor; Severe anaemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH MONITORING; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAEMOGLOBIN COLOUR SCALE METHOD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PALLOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

EGYPT;

EID: 0038574482     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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