Weighing the evidence for newborn screening for hemoglobin H disease

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 780-783

  Kemper, Alex R ^a   Knapp, Alixandra A ^b   Metterville, Danielle R ^b   Comeau, Anne Marie ^c   Green, Nancy S ^d   Perrin, James M ^b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN H;

ARTICLE; BARTH SYNDROME; FETUS HYDROPS; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEREDITARY HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954422350     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.042     Document Type: Article

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