Feasibility of thalassaemia control by extended family screening in Indian context

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-35

  Saxena, Anita ^a   Phadke, Shubha R ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Beta thalassaemia; Diagnosis; Disease transmission; India; Laboratory; Screening; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DISEASE CONTROL; FAMILY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0036095130     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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