Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in the Republic of Benin

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-48

  Rahimy, M C ^a,b   Gangbo, A ^a   Ahouignan, G ^a   Alihonou, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b NONE   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BENIN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; NEONATAL SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 58349100878     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.059113     Document Type: Article

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