Use of dried blood spots: An ideal tool for medical anthropology "in the field"

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-257

  Benyshek, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Dried blood spots; Fieldwork; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FINGER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FINGERS; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 77955479249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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