Validity of Nestroft in screening and diagnosis of β-thalassemia trait

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 363-366

  Gomber, Sunil ^a,b   Sanjeev, ^a   Madan, Nishi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b F 4(A) Vijay Nagar   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031445359     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.6.363     Document Type: Article

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