Prevention of β-thalassemia major by antenatal screening in Hong Kong

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-254

  Lee, Anselm C W ^a   Ha, S Y ^b   Wong, K W ^a   Cheng, M Y ^a   Ip, Patrick ^b   Chan, Godfrey C F ^b   Lau, Y L ^b   So, K T ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Prevention; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031865889     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019809028792     Document Type: Article

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