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At‐Risk Marriages after Compulsory Premarital Testing and Counseling for β‐Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2006

8 Aug 2011

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Results from a screening program for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia suggest about 90% of couples in Saudi Arabia at risk of having affected children still decide to marry. This study determined the rate of at-risk marriages and identified several factors that may prevent at risk couples from marrying. The marriage status of 934 at-risk couples was determined from original screening program records in the...

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PMID: 21826578
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9395-4

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