Scenario of haemoglobin variants in Central-East coast of India

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1651-1657

  Balgir, R S ^a  

^a Kalinga Hospital Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

thalassaemia syndrome; Central East coast of India; Ethnic diversity; Population health; Structural haemoglobin variants

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745866548     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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