Comparison of haemoglobin assessments by HemoCue and two automated haematology analysers in young Laotian children

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 532-538

  Hinnouho, Guy Marino ^a   Barffour, Maxwell A ^a   Wessells, K Ryan ^a   Brown, Kenneth H ^a,b   Kounnavong, Sengchanh ^c   Chanhthavong, Bigphone ^c   Ratsavong, Kethmany ^c   Kewcharoenwong, Chidchamai ^d   Hess, Sonja Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c National Institute of Public Health   (Laos)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAPILLARY BLOOD; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LAOTIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; HEMATOLOGY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LAOS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; LAOS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 85047894504     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204786     Document Type: Article

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