Campaign to control genetic blood diseases in Bahrain

Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-55

  Al Arrayed, S ^a  

^a SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Bharain; Premarital counseling; Prevalence; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACE DYSMORPHIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BAHRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 17244367389     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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