Steps toward the prevention of hemoglobinopathies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hemoglobin

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Al Shahrani, Mohammad ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathies in Saudi Arabia; Hereditary blood disorder; Premarital screening

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; PREMARITAL SCREENING; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENETIC TESTING; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 73949131358     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260903346437     Document Type: Conference Paper

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