Anemia in patients on chronic hemodialysis in cameroon: Prevalence, characteristics and management in low resources setting

African Health Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 253-260

  Kaze, Francois Folefack ^a   Kengne, Andre Pascal ^b   Mambap, Alex Tatang ^a   Halle, Marie Patrice ^c   Mbanya, Dora ^a   Ashuntantang, Gloria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood transfusion; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAMEROON; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEAN GLOBULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAMEROON; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924867510     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v15i1.33     Document Type: Article

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