Variability in haemoglobin concentration by measurement tool and blood source: An analysis from seven countries

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2021, Pages 657-663

  Rappaport, Aviva I ^a,b   Karakochuk, Crystal D ^c   Hess, Sonja Y ^d   Whitehead, Ralph D ^e   Namaste, Sorrel M L ^f   Dary, Omar ^g   Parker, Megan E ^h   Neufeld, Lynnette M ⁱ   Larson, Leila M ^j   Newton, Sam ^k   Wegmuller, Rita ^l,m   Moorthy, Denish ⁿ  

^a and Innovations in Nutrition Globally ^*  (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^f ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^h PATH   (United States)

ⁱ GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^k KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^l Ground Work   (Switzerland)

^m Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit Fajara   (Gambia)

ⁿ JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

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Author keywords

diagnostic techniques and procedures; epidemiology; evidence based practice; nutritional sciences

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMBODIA; CAMBODIAN; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GAMBIAN; GHANA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; INFANT; LAOS; LAOTIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; RWANDA; RWANDAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VENOUS BLOOD; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHLEBOTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; VEIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CAPILLARIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHLEBOTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85092675614     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206717     Document Type: Article

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