Hemoglobin H disease in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 666-671

  Quadri, Mohammad I ^a,b   Islam, Sherief A ^a  

^a Regional Laboratory and Blood Bank   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Hemoglobin Bart's; Hemoglobin H; Hemoglobin H disease; Hemoglobin H inclusions; Red cell indices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0001311252     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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