β-Thalassemia major births after national screening program in Taiwan

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-61

  Chern, Jimmy P S ^a,b   Lin, Kai Hsin ^c   Lu, Meng Yao ^c   Lin, Dong Tsamn ^c   Jou, Shiann Tarng ^c   Yang, Yung Li ^c   Chang, Hsiu Hao ^c   Su, Syi ^b   Lin, Kuo Sin ^c  

^a TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

thalassemia major; Health education; Interracial marriage; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TAIWAN;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 36849090819     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21185     Document Type: Article

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