Evaluation of the validity of a rapid method for measuring high and low haemoglobin levels in whole blood donors

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 385-390

  Shahshahani, Hayedeh J ^a,b   Meraat, Nahid ^a,b   Mansouri, Fatemeh ^a,b  

^a HIGH INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Iran)

^b Yazd Blood Transfusion Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood donors; False deferral; Haemoglobin; Haemoglobinometer; HemoCue

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYZER; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; RAPID TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVICES; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882388733     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0031-12     Document Type: Article

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