Thalassaemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in sickle-cell disorder patients in Taiz, Yemen;Thalassémie et déficit en glucose-6-phosphate déshydrogénase chez des patients atteints de drépanocytose á Taïz (Yémen)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-408

  Al Nood, H A ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SICKLE CELL BETA THALASSEMIA; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; YEMEN; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 1; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE I; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA; YEMEN;

EID: 79958074832     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.5.404     Document Type: Article

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