The Chhattisgarh state screening programme for the sickle cell gene: a cost-effective approach to a public health problem

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 361-368

  Patra, P K ^a   Khodiar, P K ^a   Hambleton, I R ^b   Serjeant, G R ^c  

^a PT J N M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Chhattisgarh; Haemoglobin S; Sickle cell disease; Solubility test

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MUTATION RATE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SOCIAL CLASS; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 84941997079     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-015-0222-8     Document Type: Article

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