Blood and the classification of anaemia.
This article gives a brief overview of the function and composition of blood, focusing on the red blood cell and the development of the various types of anaemia. Good patient care and effective treatment of this complex condition is dependent on informed nursing practice.
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield. h.e.hand@sheffield.ac.uk
D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001769:Blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000502:physiology; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001790:Blood Physiological Phenomena; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans