Prevalence of sickle cell disease, hemoglobin S, and hemoglobin C among Haitian newborns

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 827-828

  Rotz, Seth ^a   Arty, Genevieve ^b   Dall'Amico, Roberto ^c   De Zen, Lucia ^c   Zanolli, Francesco ^d   Bodas, Prasad ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NPH Saint Damien Hospital Nos Petits Freres   (Haïti)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera SMDAngeli SOC Pediatria   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera SMDAngeli   (Italy)

^e AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN S;

GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HAITI; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; HAITI; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84882699059     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23510     Document Type: Letter

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