title: Anaemia in the lower Ramu area.
abstract: The difficulty of defining anemia by haemoglobin concentration level arises from the continuous nature of the underlying distribution. Elwood's view that 7-8 gms/100 ml is a resonable criterion level accords with the data provided from a limited survey in the lower Ramu area. In the same area, there has been a decline in prevalence of clinical anaemia 1962-72 attributed to increased usage of treatment facilities.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins