Thalassemia in Sri Lanka: a progress report.

Thalassemia in Sri Lanka: a progress report.

The thalassemias pose an increasing burden for health-care services in many Asian countries. In order to conserve rare resources, it is essential to determine the reasons for the remarkable phenotypic heterogeneity and natural history of these disorders so that the most cost-effective methods for th...

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Main Authors:	Premawardhena, A, De Silva, S, Arambepola, M, Olivieri, N, Merson, L, Muraco, J, Allen, A, Fisher, C, Peto, T, Vichinsky, E, Weatherall, D
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2004

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