Screening for the carriers of thalassemias and abnormal hemoglobins at the community level

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.2, 2002, Pages 145-150

  Winichagoon, P ^a   Thitivichianlert, A ^a,b   Lebnak, T ^b   Piankijagum, A ^c   Fucharoen, S ^a  

^a Center for Vaccine Development   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medical Technology   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0042883976     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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