Effectiveness of the model for prenatal control of severe thalassemia

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 477-483

  Tongsong, Theera ^a   Charoenkwan, Pimlak ^a   Sirivatanapa, Pannee ^a   Wanapirak, Chanane ^a   Piyamongkol, Wirawit ^a   Sirichotiyakul, Supatra ^a   Srisupundit, Kasemsri ^a   Tongprasert, Fuanglada ^a   Luewan, Suchaya ^a   Ratanasiri, Thawalwong ^b   Komwilaisak, Ratana ^b   Saksiriwuttho, Piyamas ^b   Vuthiwong, Chutawadi ^c   Punpuckdeekoon, Peerapun ^c   Panichkul, Prisana ^c   Rueangchainikhom, Wibool ^d   Choowong, Jirawat ^d   Orungrote, Nawaporn ^d   Sarapak, Sravuth ^d   Kovavisarach, Ekachai ^e   Jaruyawongs, Prapon ^e   Tansathit, Thitinan ^e   Phadungkiatwattana, Podjanee ^e   Rujiwetpongstorn, Jittima ^e   Kor Anantakul, Ounjai ^f   Suwanrath, Chitkasaem ^f   Hanprasertpong, Tharangrut ^f   Pranpanus, Savitree ^f   more..

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^e RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^f PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CMU E SCREENING TEST; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CONTROL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ALGORITHMS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877605385     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.4095     Document Type: Article

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