Comparison between the HemoCue® and an automated counter for measuring hemoglobin

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 585-587

  de A Paiva, Adriana ^a   Rondó, Patrícia H C ^a   de B Silva, Silmara ^a   do R D O Latorre, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia, diagnosis; Anemia, prevention control; Hemocue; Hemoglobin, analysis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCURACY; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBINOMETER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOMETER; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VENOUS BLOOD; CAPILLARY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANEMIA; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 4544365096     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102004000400017     Document Type: Article

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