Genetic blood disorders survey in the Sultanate of Oman

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Al Riyami, Asya ^a   Ebrahim, G J ^b  

^a Department of Prevention   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE I; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OMAN; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0042628159     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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