Haematological and biochemical reference values of Gambian infants

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 275-283

  Odutola, Aderonke A ^a   Afolabi, Muhammed O ^a   Jafali, James ^b   Baldeh, Ignatius ^b   Owolabi, Olumuyiwa A ^a   Owiafe, Patrick ^a   Bah, Gibril ^b   Jaiteh, Boto ^b   Mohammed, Nuredin I ^b   Donkor, Simon A ^b   Ndure, Jorjoh ^a   Adetifa, Jane ^a   Flanagan, Katie L ^a   Ota, Martin O C ^a  

^a Vaccinology Theme   (Gambia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Gambian infants; Haematological; Reference values

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL; GAMBIAN INFANTS; HAEMATOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CREATININE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POTASSIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; URBAN POPULATION; UREA;

EID: 84893798326     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12245     Document Type: Article

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