The burden of thalassemia in Punjab: A roadmap forward
β-thalassemia is one of the commonest monogenic disorders in India and Punjab is significantly impacted with an estimated 4700 patients with thalassemia major. Like several other states in India with a high prevalence of thalassemia, Punjab is confronted with the fact that the magnitude of the probl...
Main Authors: | Amrith Mathew, Praveen C. Sobti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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Series: | Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468124517301079 |
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