Controlling sickle cell disease in Ghana - Ethics and options

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Edwin, Ama Kyerewaa ^a   Edwin, Frank ^a   Etwire, Victor ^a  

^a KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ethics; Options; Prenatal diagnosis; Selective abortion; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GHANA; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELECTIVE ABORTION; SELF CARE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 84862251078     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/pamj.v10i0.72223     Document Type: Review

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