Screening for thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal: Implications for population screening
Hemoglobinopathies are common genetic disorders of hemoglobin, which can be prevented by population screening and offering genetic counseling. In absence of population-based screening for hemoglobinopathies, the hospital-based diagnosis register provide idea about the extent of problem in the commun...
Main Authors: | Bhawna Bhutoria Jain, Rabindra Nath Roy, Sulekha Ghosh, Tapan Ghosh, Uma Banerjee, Subodh Kumar Bhattacharya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2012;volume=56;issue=4;spage=297;epage=300;aulast=Jain |
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