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Thalassemia screening in Baltimore
1Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, MD 21215.
Maryland Medical Journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985)
|February 1, 1992
Abstract:
An education and screening program for beta-thalassemia was offered to members of the Greek and Italian communities in the Baltimore area to allow for educated decisions regarding childbearing. Similar programs have been effective in decreasing the incidence of beta-thalassemia major in other countries.