Accuracy of capillary blood for the determination of packed cell volume and anemia among pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria

Accuracy of capillary blood for the determination of packed cell volume and anemia among pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria

Background: Venous blood packed cell volume (PCV) in pregnancy differs from capillary blood PCV. How this disparity affects the accuracy of capillary blood in determining the actual (venous) PCV is not clear. Objectives: To determine the accuracy of capillary blood for the determination of actual PC...

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Main Authors: C C Dim, E O Ugwu, U B Anyaehie, K C Obioha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Subjects:
accuracy
capillary blood
packed cell volume
anemia in pregnancy
nigeria
Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2017;volume=22;issue=2;spage=68;epage=73;aulast=Dim;type=0

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