Control and prevention of the genetic load of haemoglobinopathies in India

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 234-238

  Balgir, R S ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INDIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INDIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033182246     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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