Prenatal strategies for reducing severe thalassemia in pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-244

  Wanapirak, C ^a   Tongsong, T ^a   Sirivatanapa, P ^a   Sa Nguansermsri, T ^a   Sekararithi, R ^a   Tuggapichitti, A ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Prenatal diagnosis; Screening; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORDOCENTESIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0032031277     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(97)00271-3     Document Type: Article

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