Evaluation of WHO haemoglobin colour scale & palmar pallor for screening of anaemia among children (6-35 months) in rural Wardha, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-281

  Sinha, N ^a   Deshmukh, P R ^a   Garg, B S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Childhood morbidity; Cyanmethaemoglobin; Haemoglobin; Haemoglobin colour scale; Palmar pallor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PALLOR; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; PALLOR; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 58549088363     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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