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Cost-effectiveness in establishing hemophilia carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis services in a developing country with limited health resources.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Dec 2003
Sasanakul Werasak, Chuansumrit Ampaiwan, Ajjimakorn Sauwakon, Krasaesub Somporn, Sirachainan Nongnuch, Chotsupakarn Sukunya, Kadegasem Praguywan, Rurgkhum Saranya
Abstract excerpt
The cost-effectiveness of carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis for hemophilia at the International Hemophilia Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand was studied. From 1991 to 2002, 209 females from 124 families with hemophilia A and B were included. There were 180 hemophilia A carriers and 29 hemophilia B carriers which could be classified into 78 obligate and 131 possible carriers. The phenotypic analysis for...
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