The distribution of haemoglobin C and its prevalence in newborns in Africa

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Piel, Frédéric B ^a   Howes, Rosalind E ^a   Patil, Anand P ^a   Nyangiri, Oscar A ^b   Gething, Peter W ^a   Bhatt, Samir ^a   Williams, Thomas N ^b,c   Weatherall, David J ^d   Hay, Simon I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN C;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876545537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01671     Document Type: Article

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