'Nestroft' - An effective screening test for beta thalassemia trait

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 702-707

  Manglani, Mamta ^a,b   Lokeshwar, M R ^a   Vani, V G ^a   Bhatia, Nishi ^a   Mhaskar, Vijay ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia trait; Naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031196374     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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