Hemoglobin estimation by the HemoCue portable hemoglobin photometer in a resource poor setting

BMC Clinical Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nkrumah, Bernard ^a   Nguah, Samuel Blay ^b   Sarpong, Nimako ^a   Dekker, Denise ^d   Idriss, Ali ^c   May, Juergen ^d   Adu Sarkodie, Yaw ^e  

^a KUMASI CENTRE FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Ghana)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^c Malaria Research Centre   (Ghana)

^d BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^e KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOMETER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79954594760     PISSN: 14726890     EISSN: 14726890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-11-5     Document Type: Article

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