Need for a universal thalassemia screening programme in India? A public health perspective

Need for a universal thalassemia screening programme in India? A public health perspective

Thalassemia is one of the significant public health concerns as the carrier rate and disease numbers are increasing worldwide. The increase in number is because of consanguineous marriage which has a deep-rooted norm among many people globally. Besides various clinical and psychological problems ass...

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Main Authors: Arulmani Thiyagarajan, Sudip Bhattacharya, Neha Sharma, Abhay Srivastava, Dipak Kumar Dhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Genetic disorder
public health
screening
thalassemia
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=5;spage=1528;epage=1532;aulast=Thiyagarajan

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