Hemoglobin H disease in the Al-Qatif region of Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 308-311

  Ankra Badu, George A ^a   Al Jama, Abdulaziz ^a   Al Kadim, Yusra ^a  

^a NONE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

G6PD deficiency; Hemoglobin Bart's; Hemoglobin H; Red cell indices; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; JAUNDICE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING TEST; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0035741203     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2001.308     Document Type: Article

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