Validity of Palmar Pallor for Diagnosis of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North India

Introduction. The Integrated Management of Childhood and Neonatal Illness (IMNCI) recommends the use palmar pallor to diagnose anaemia. Earlier studies to validate palmar pallor as clinical sign for anaemia were largely done in African context. There was a need to test validity of palmar pallor to d...

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Main Authors: Arun Kumar Aggarwal, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Deepak Sharma, Ajith Prabhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Anemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/543860
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