A hematological survey of preschool children of the United Arab Emirates

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 609-613

  Miller, Campbell J ^a   Dunn, Earl V ^a   Berg, Bertel ^a   Abdouni, Sameeh F ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DNA DETERMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0038304878     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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