Hemoglobin color scale a diagnostic dilemma

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 360-362

  Anand, Hema ^a   Mir, Rashid ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Field study; Hemoglobin color scale

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOLD STANDARD; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN COLOR SCALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOMETER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANEMIA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70249115631     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.54994     Document Type: Article

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