Detection of β-thalassemia carriers in Jordan

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 360-362

  Gharaibeh, Nayef S ^a   Al Sheyyab, Mahmoud ^a   Batieha, Anwar ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0032452990     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.360     Document Type: Article

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