Increased knowledge of thalassemia promotes early carrier status examination among medical students

Increased knowledge of thalassemia promotes early carrier status examination among medical students

BACKGROUND Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, in which the patient requires life-long blood transfusion. As Indonesia harbors 6 to 10% thalassemia carriers, thalassemia prevention measures such as early screening and education in the community are urgently needed. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Julius Broto Dewanto, Haryono Tansah, Sari Puspa Dewi, Helena Napitu, Ramdan Panigoro, Edhyana Sahiratmadja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University 2016-04-01
Series:Universa Medicina
Subjects:
early detection
knowledge
thalassemia
carrier status
medical students
Online Access:https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/139

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