A Hand-Powered, Portable, Low-Cost Centrifuge for Diagnosing Anemia in Low-Resource Settings

This report describes the development of a hand-powered centrifuge to determine hematocrit values in low-resource settings. A hand-powered centrifuge was constructed by using a salad spinner. Hematocrit values were measured by using the hand-powered device, and results were compared with those of a...

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Autores principales: Brown, Jocelyn, Theis, Lauren, Kerr, Lila, Zakhidova, Nazima, O'Connor, Kelly, Uthman, Margaret, Oden, Z. Maria, Richards-Kortum, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21813855
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0399

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21813855
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0399

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