Validity of Digital and Manual Refractometers for Measuring Urine Specific Gravity During Field Operations: A Brief Report.

CONCLUSION: The DIG refractometer used in this study was reliable and valid compared with a MAN device and was feasible for use in a field environment; however, the DIG refractometer tended to over overestimate hypohydration. PMID: 31004429 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research