Hemoglobinopathy control program in Turkey

Community Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-126

  Canatan, Duran ^a   Kose, M Rifat ^b   Ustundag, Munip ^b   Haznedaroglu, Dilek ^b   Ozbas, Sema ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathy; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD DISEASE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; TURKEY;

EID: 33645711636     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091493     Document Type: Article

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