An evaluation of hemoglobin measurement tools and their accuracy and reliability when screening for child anemia in Rwanda: A randomized study.

Blood hemoglobin (Hb) is a common indicator for diagnosing anemia and is often determined through laboratory analysis of venous samples. One alternative to laboratory-based methods is the handheld HemoCue® Hb 201+ device, which requires a finger prick and wicking of blood into a pretreated cuvette f...

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Main Authors: Megan Parker, Zhen Han, Elizabeth Abu-Haydar, Eric Matsiko, Damien Iyakaremye, Lisine Tuyisenge, Amalia Magaret, Alexandre Lyambabaje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5754049?pdf=render