Comparison of the accuracy of noninvasive hemoglobin sensor (NBM-200) and portable hemoglobinometer (hemocue) with an automated hematology analyzer (LH500) in blood donor screening

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 261-267

  Kim, Moon Jung ^a   Park, Quehn ^b   Kim, Myung Hee ^c   Shin, Jeong Won ^a   Kim, Hyun Ok ^d,e  

^a Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science ^*  (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Donor selection; Hemoglobin; Safety management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880387451     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2013.33.4.261     Document Type: Article

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