Practical diagnosis of red cell disorders in Southern Spain

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Molina Arrebola, M A ^a   Avivar Oyonarte, C ^a   Salas Coronas, J ^a   Perez Moyano R ^a   Gimenez Lopez M J ^a   Garcia Bautista J A ^a   Jimenez Gila A M ^a   Porrino Herrera, C ^a  

^a Poniente Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Sickle cell anemia; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN AC; HEMOGLOBIN AS; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN CC; HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; DELTA THALASSEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPAIN; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 80055021559     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331479     Document Type: Article

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