Screening for the sickle cell gene in Gujarat, India: A village-based model

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-47

  Patel, Jyotish ^a,b   Patel, Bharati ^a,b   Gamit, Narendra ^a,b   Serjeant, Graham R ^a,b  

^a Vision Medical Foundation for Rural Health and Research   (India)

^b Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

India; Screening for HbS; Sickle cell disease; Tribal populations

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL GENE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 84872416255     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-012-0116-y     Document Type: Article

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