Efficacy of a targeted genetic screening program for adolescents

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 762-763

  McCabe, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BETA THALASSEMIA; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

ADOLESCENTS; CARRIERS; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EVALUATION; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; MONTREAL; QUEBEC; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; TAY-SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 0029836685     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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