Point-of-care estimation of haemoglobin concentration in neonates and infants

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-11

  Schapkaitz, Elise ^a   Mahlangu, Johnny Ndoni ^a   Letsoalo, Matime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GOLD STANDARD; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOMETER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEWBORN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; REFERENCE VALUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84858132216     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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