At-risk marriages after compulsory premarital testing and counseling for β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia, 2005-2006

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-255

  Alswaidi, Fahad M ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^a   O'Brien, Sarah J ^b   Al Hamdan, Nasser A ^a   Al Enzy, Faisal M ^a   Alhayani, Osamah A ^a   Al Wadey, Ali M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

At risk marriages; Decision factors; Genetic counseling; Premarital; Saudi Arabia; Screening; Sickle cell disease; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAUDI ARABIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MARRIAGE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84863631001     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9395-4     Document Type: Article

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