Starting neonatal screening for haemoglobinopathies in The Netherlands

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-21

  Giordano, P C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 58349106207     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.058826     Document Type: Article

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