The burden of genetic disorders in India and a framework for community control

Community Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 192-196

  Verma, I C ^a   Bijarnia, S ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Community genetics; Genetic counselling; Genetic disorders; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIRTH RATE; COMMUNITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036432819     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066335     Document Type: Article

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