Genetic counseling for thalassemia in Thailand : Problems and solution

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 413-418

  Dhamcharee, Valairat ^b   Romyanan, Orasri ^b   Ninlagarn, Tanimporn ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0035379377     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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