Postmarital follow-up survey on high risk patients subjected to premarital screening program in Saudi Arabia

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 478-481

  Al Sulaiman, Ayman ^a   Saeedi, Mohammad ^b   Al Suliman, Ahmed ^c   Owaidah, Tarek ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Hereditary Blood Disorder Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Hemoglobinopathy; Premarital screening program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PREMARITAL EXAMINATIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; THALASSEMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951740125     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2507     Document Type: Article

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