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Premarital Screening of Beta-Thalassemia Trait in the Province of Denizli, Turkey
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
A premarital screening program aiming at reducing the incidence of thalassemia major was started under the auspices of the Regional Health Administration in 1995 in the city of Denizli in the Aegean region of Turkey. In this report we assessed the 4-year results of the screening program. All couples who applied for marriage procedures were screened for beta-thalassemia trait by automatic red cell indices and Hb...
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