Prevalence of β-thalassaemia in subcastes of Indian Sindhis: Results from a two-phase survey

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-198

  Jawahirani, A ^a,b   Mamtani, M ^a,c   Das, K ^d   Rughwani, V ^a   Kulkarni, H ^c  

^a Thalassemia Society of India   (India)

^b Superspeciality Hospital   (India)

^c Lata Medical Research Foundation   (India)

^d Anthropological Survey of India   (India)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Prevalence; Two phase survey

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

CASTE SYSTEM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; NAGPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33846894090     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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