Diagnostic accuracy of the haemoglobin colour scale in neonates and young infants in resource-poor countries

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-161

  Van Rheenen, P F ^a   de Moor, L T T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; RURAL AREA; SCALE UP; ZAMBIA; COLOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; COLOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 35248870148     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507781524692     Document Type: Article

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