Awareness among parents of β-Thalassemia major patients, regarding prenatal diagnosis and premarital screening

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 218-221

  Ishaq, Fouzia ^a   Abid, Hasnain ^a   Kokab, Farkhanda ^b   Akhtar, Adil ^a   Mahmood, Shahid ^b  

^a FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS); Knowledge; Prenatal diagnosis; Thalassemia major (TM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; PARENT; PREMARITAL SCREENING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREMARITAL EXAMINATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84864416061     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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