Hemoglobin measured by Hemocue and a reference method in venous and capillary blood: a validation study

• Main Authors: Neufeld Lynnette (Author), García-Guerra Armando (Author), Sánchez-Francia Domingo (Author), Newton-Sánchez Oscar (Author), Ramírez-Villalobos María Dolores (Author), Rivera-Dommarco Juan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To assess the comparability of hemoglobin concentration (Hb) in venous and capillary blood measured by Hemocue and an automated spectrophotometer (Celldyn) and to document the influence of type of blood (capillary or venous) and analysis method on anemia prevalence estimates. Material and...