Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy and cost of different methods for the assessment of severe  anaemia in hospitalised children in Eastern Uganda [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background: Severe anaemia in children requiring hospital admission is a major public health problem in malaria-endemic Africa. Affordable methods for the assessment of haemoglobin have not been validated against gold standard measures for identifying those with severe anaemia requiring a blood tran...

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Main Authors: Peter Olupot-Olupot, Natalie Prevatt, Charles Engoru, Julius Nteziyaremye, Denis Amorut, Martin Chebet, Tonny Senyondo, Paul Ongodia, Carolyne M. Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Kathryn Maitland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2018-10-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/3-130/v1