Genetics and blood: Haemoglobinopathies and clotting disorders

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 812-819

  Metcalfe, Sylvia A ^a,b   Barlow Stewart, Kristine ^c,d   Campbell, Janine ^e   Emery, Jon ^f  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETICS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; THROMBOPHILIA;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS, INHERITED; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 38449090638     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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