Predictive value of cord blood hematological indices and hemoglobin Barts for the detection of heterozygous α-thalassemia-2 in an African- Caribbean population

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1495-1500

  Van der Dijs, Fey P L ^a   Volmer, Marcel ^b   Van Gijssel Wiersma, Dieuwke G ^b   Smit, Jan W ^b   Van Veen, Reind ^b   Muskiet, Frits A J ^b  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (Netherlands Antilles)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN BARTS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CYTOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0032848111     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.9.1495     Document Type: Article

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