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...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	Bhawna Bhutoria Jain, Rabindra Nath Roy, Sulekha Ghosh, Tapan Ghosh, Uma Banerjee, Subodh Kumar Bhattacharya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Subjects:	Carrier screening Hemoglobinopathies Thalassaemia
Online Access:	http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2012;volume=56;issue=4;spage=297;epage=300;aulast=Jain