Genetic counselling in tribals in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 561-571

  Mohanty, Dipika ^a   Das, Kishalaya ^a  

^a Apollo Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Haemoglobinopathies; Neonatal screening programme; Sickle cell disease; Tribals

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; AWARENESS; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ULCER; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SCREENING; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASOOCCLUSIVE CRISIS;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 80455127437     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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