Thalassemia among the tribal communities of India

Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Sengupta, M ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Review study; Thalassemia; Tribes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350267667     PISSN: 19394594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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