Accuracy and use of WHO hemoglobin color scale for diagnosis of anemia among pregnant women by health care providers in periurban settings in Karachi, Pakistan

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 610-619

  Khan, Adeel Ahmed ^a   Fatmi, Zafar ^a   Kadir, Muhammad Masood ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

anemia; clinical signs assessment technique; pregnant women; WHO Hemoglobin Color Scale

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; COLOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; COLOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940200369     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539515588777     Document Type: Article

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