A comparison of capillary and venous blood haematocrits of pregnant women in Nigeria: The impact on diagnosis and prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Dim, Cyril Chukwudi ^a   Ugwu, Emmanuel Onyebuchi ^a   Anyaehie, Ugochukwu Bond ^a   Obioha, Kingsley Chukwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; VENOUS BLOOD; YOUNG ADULT; CAPILLARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VEIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896888292     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/467056     Document Type: Article

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