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Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies rather than iron deficiency are major causes of pregnancy-related anemia in northeast Thailand.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Sanchaisuriya Kanokwan, Fucharoen Supan, Ratanasiri Thawalwong, Sanchaisuriya Pattara, Fucharoen Goonnapa, Dietz Ekkahart, Schelp Frank P
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A cross-sectional prevalence study of anemia was undertaken on 412 pregnant women in northeast Thailand during January 2003 to May 2004. With standardized diagnostic protocols and the CDC criteria of anemia [hemoglobin (Hb) < 11 g/dl at < or = 12 weeks of gestation and Hb < 10.5 g/dl at < or = 20 weeks of gestation], 71 (17.2%) subjects were anemic. Of these, 42 (59.2%) subjects had thalassemia, 5 (7.0%) had iron...
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