Haemoglobin and haematocrit: is the threefold conversion valid for assessing anaemia in malaria-endemic settings?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Anaemic status is determined by haemoglobin using the HemoCue system or haematocrit measurements, and a threefold conversion is commonly used to equate the two measures (haemoglobin = haematocrit/3). The validity of this conversion i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-05-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/67 |