The role of religious leaders and faith organisations in haemoglobinopathies: A review

BMC Blood Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Toni Uebari, Thelma K ^a   Inusa, Baba P D ^b  

^a WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD DONOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL BELIEF;

EID: 70049100210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2326-9-6     Document Type: Review

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