Effectiveness of earlier antenatal screening for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia in primary care: Cluster randomised trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7779, 2010, Pages 926-

  Dormandy, Elizabeth ^a   Gulliford, Martin ^a   Bryan, Stirling ^b   Roberts, Tracy E ^c   Calnan, Michael ^d   Atkin, Karl ^e   Karnon, Jonathan ^f   Logan, Jane ^g   Kavalier, Fred ^h   Harris, Hilary J ⁱ   Johnston, Tracey A ^j   Anionwu, Elizabeth N ^k   Tsianakas, Vicki ^a   Jones, Patricia ^l   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^g Mawbey Brough Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^h Mawbey Brough Health Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Brooklands Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^j BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL BETA THALASSEMIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78049486586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5132     Document Type: Article

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