Hemoglobin electrophoresis in Thai non-anemic pregnant subjects, a need for additional screening for hemoglobin E [2]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1176-1177

  Paritpokee, Nara ^a   Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a   Suwansaksri, Jamsai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anemia; Electrophoresis; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

ANEMIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0036909902     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2002.206     Document Type: Letter

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