Research article

Accuracy of clinical pallor in the diagnosis of anaemia in children: a meta-analysis

Juan P Chalco^1,², Luis Huicho^1,^2,³^*, Carlos Alamo^1,⁴, Nilton Y Carreazo^3,⁵ and Carlos A Bada^3,⁵

¹ Instituto de Salud del Niño, Lima, LI 05, Perú

² Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, LI 05, Perú

³ Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, LI 05, Perú

⁴ Universidad San Martin de Porres, Lima, LI 05, Perú

⁵ Hospital de Emergencias Pediátricas, Lima, LI 05 Perú

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BMC Pediatrics 2005, 5:46 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-5-46

Published: 8 December 2005

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