Sickle cell trait and disease among tribal communities in Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 105, Issue MAR., 1997, Pages 111-116

  Kaur, Manjeet ^a   Das, G P ^a   Verma, I C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Foetal haemoglobin; Frequency and symptoms; Haematological indices; Sickle cell disease; Sickle cell gene; Tribal communities

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0030933861     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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