Comparison of haemoglobinometry by WHO Haemoglobin Colour Scale and copper sulphate against haemiglobincyanide reference method

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-258

  Timan, I S ^a   Tatsumi, N ^b   Aulia, D ^a   Wangsasaputra, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b International Buddhist University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaemia screening; Blood donors; Copper sulphate; Haemoglobin Colour Scale; Haemoglobinometry

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; CYANIDE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEMOGLOBIN COLOUR SCALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARD; TEST STRIP; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANEMIA; COLOR; COPPER SULFATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBIN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 4043157061     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2004.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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