Use and interpretation of hemoglobin concentrations for assessing anemia status in individuals and populations: results from a WHO technical meeting

• Published in: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1450; no. 1; pp. 5 - 14
• Main Authors: Garcia‐Casal, Maria Nieves, Pasricha, Sant‐Rayn, Sharma, Andrea J., Peña‐Rosas, Juan Pablo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Anemia; Anemia - blood; Anemia - diagnosis; Clinical significance; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Global Health; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Populations; Public health; Scientific papers; technical meeting; thresholds; World Health Organization; thresholds; technical meeting; clinical significance; anemia; hemoglobin; public health

Anemia is an important public health problem that negatively affects health of individuals and economic potential of populations. An accurate case definition is critical for understanding burden and epidemiology of anemia, for planning public health interventions, and for clinical investigation and...