Neonatal screening for genetic blood diseases

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 88-90

  Al Arayyed, Shaikha ^a   Hamza, A Aziz ^a   Sultan, Bema ^a   Shome, D K ^a   Bapat, J P ^a  

^a SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; BLOOD DISEASE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SEX RATIO; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA HB S DISEASE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 34548167812     PISSN: 10128298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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