Frequency of β-thalassemia trait and other hemoglobinopathies in northern and western India

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Madan, Nishi ^a   Sharma, Satendra ^a   Sood, S ^a   Colah, Roshan ^b   Bhatia, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

thalassemia trait; Hemoglobinopathies; India

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77954859329     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.64941     Document Type: Article

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