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A Rapid and Chemical-free Hemoglobin Assay with Photothermal Angular Light Scattering
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Comparison of the Sahli and grey wedge haemoglobinometers
Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal
|December 1, 1979
Abstract:
Experiment confirms that the MRC grey wedge photometer is better for haemoglobinometry than the Sahli haemoglobinometer. However, there is considerable observer variation and the precision of those who undertake haemoglobinometry should be studied by analysis of duplicates. Only in this way can the significance of any measurements obtained be assessed.
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Direct Method
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