An accurate and inexpensive color-based assay for detecting severe anemia in a limited-resource setting

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1122-1127

  Mcgann, Patrick T ^a   Tyburski, Erika A ^b   de Oliveira, Vysolela ^c   Santos, Brigida ^c   Ware, Russell E ^a   Lam, Wilbur A ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Hospital Pediatrico David Bernardino   (Angola)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLOR BASED ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; BIOASSAY; COLOR; FEMALE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

ANEMIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COLOR; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84954286829     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24180     Document Type: Article

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