Causes of new cases of major thalassemia in Sistan and Balouchistan province in South-East of Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 67-71

  Miri Moghaddam, E ^a,b   Naderi, M ^c   Izadi, S ^b   Mashhadi, M A ^c  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZUMS   (Iran)

^c ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Premarital screening; Prenatal diagnosis; Prevention; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870153897     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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