Neonatal haemoglobinopathy screening in Burkina Faso

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-41

  Kafando, E ^a   Nacoulma, E ^a   Ouattara, Y ^b   Ayeroue J ^c   Cotton, F ^d   Sawadogo, M ^a   Gulbis, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b Shiphra Medical Center   (Burkina Faso)

^c Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital   (Burkina Faso)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BURKINA FASO; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NEONATAL SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 58349116228     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.058966     Document Type: Article

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