Assessing diagnostic accuracy of haemoglobin colour scale in real-life setting

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-57

  Shah, Pankaj P ^a   Desai, Shrey A ^a   Modi, Dhiren K ^a   Shah, Shobha P ^a  

^a SEWA Rural Jhagadia ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Community health worker; Haemoglobin colour scale; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLOR; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; COLOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902651539     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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