Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale to detect anaemia in young children attending primary healthcare clinics in Zanzibar

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 423-429

  Aldridge, Catherine ^a   Foster, Hamish M E ^b   Albonico, Marco ^c   Ame, Shaali M ^d   Montresor, Antonio ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Glasgow North West GP Vocational Training Scheme   (United Kingdom)

^c Ivo de Carneri Foundation   (Italy)

^d Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri   (Tanzania)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Haemoglobin; Haemoglobin Colour Scale; Sensitivity and specificity; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOGLOBIN COLOR SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

ANEMIA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

EID: 84859008324     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02944.x     Document Type: Article

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