Journal article
Transfusion volume for children with severe anemia in Africa
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BACKGROUND
Severe anemia (hemoglobin level, ≺6 g per deciliter) is a leading cause of hospital admission and death in children in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization recommends transfusion of 20 ml of whole-blood equivalent per kilogram of body weight for anemia, regardless of hemoglobin level.
METHODS
In this factorial, open-label trial, we randomly assigned Ugandan and Malawian children 2 months to 12 years of age with a hemoglobin level of less t...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1056/NEJMoa1900100
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+ National Institute for Health Research
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Funding agency for:
Walker, AS
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Senior Investigator
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Massachusetts Medical Society Publisher's website
- Journal:
- New England Journal of Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 381
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 420-431
- Publication date:
- 2019-08-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-06-18
- DOI:
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1533-4406
- ISSN:
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0028-4793
- Source identifiers:
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1016623
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pubs:1016623
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uuid:51ff33f2-6d49-477f-9b64-8c7828515c14
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- pubs:1016623
- Deposit date:
- 2019-06-18
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- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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- © 2019 Massachusetts Medical Society
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