Question 2: Is the packed cell volume ÷ 3 rule valid for estimating haemoglobin in children in malarious areas?
Arch Dis Child
.
2018 Mar;103(3):301-302.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313974.
Epub 2017 Nov 30.
Authors
Wilma Francisca Tanga
1
,
Andrew James McArdle
2
Affiliations
1
Department of Medicine, Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
2
Paediatric Infectious Diseases, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
PMID:
29191998
DOI:
10.1136/archdischild-2017-313974
No abstract available
Keywords:
anaemia; global child health; haemoglobin; malaria; packed cell volume.