Dungy C I, Morgan B C, Heotis P M, Branson H E, Adams W H
Acta Haematol. 1987;77(2):95-100. doi: 10.1159/000205966.
The hematologic status of infants and children living on the small islands of the Pacific basin has been poorly documented. This report determines the normal ranges for hemoglobin (Hb) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) for children residing on four of the small atolls of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the archipelago of Micronesia. The difficulty in establishing normal hematologic values in pediatric populations is discussed and a methodology suggested that does not exclude any Hb value above the mean in determining the normal range for Hb. The study population was comprised of 563 Marshallese children representing approximately 3.4% of all children less than 16 years of age living in the Marshall Islands. The local prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency was also established.
太平洋盆地小岛屿上婴幼儿及儿童的血液学状况鲜有文献记载。本报告确定了密克罗尼西亚群岛马绍尔群岛共和国四个小环礁岛上儿童的血红蛋白（Hb）和平均红细胞体积（MCV）正常范围。讨论了在儿科人群中确定正常血液学值的困难，并提出了一种在确定Hb正常范围时不排除任何高于平均值的Hb值的方法。研究人群包括563名马绍尔儿童，约占居住在马绍尔群岛所有16岁以下儿童的3.4%。还确定了当地贫血和缺铁的患病率。
