Neonatal screening for sickle cell disorders in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A pilot study

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 112-114

  Kafando, Eléonore ^b   Sawadogo, Mamadou ^b   Cotton, Frédéric ^a   Vertongen, Fanchon ^a   Gulbis, Béatrice ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BURKINA FASO; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PILOT STUDY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 25144504297     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0969141054855300     Document Type: Article

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