| Title |
Haematological and Biochemical Reference Values for Healthy Adults in the Middle Belt of Ghana
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036308 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David K. Dosoo, Kingsley Kayan, Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Evans Kwara, Josephine Ocran, Kingsley Osei-Kwakye, Emmanuel Mahama, Stephen Amenga-Etego, Philip Bilson, Kwaku P. Asante, Kwadwo A. Koram, Seth Owusu-Agyei |
| Abstract |
Reference values are very important in clinical management of patients, screening participants for enrollment into clinical trials and for monitoring the onset of adverse events during these trials. The aim of this was to establish gender-specific haematological and biochemical reference values for healthy adults in the central part of Ghana. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 29 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
| Researcher | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 40 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 14% |
| Unknown | 44 | 32% |