Iranian national thalassaemia screening programme

BMJ. 2004 Nov 13;329(7475):1134-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7475.1134.

Abstract

Iran's experience shows that genetic screening can be successful in lower resource countries and also provides some lessons for high resource nations

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Genetic Testing / economics
  • Genetic Testing / organization & administration*
  • Health Education
  • Humans
  • Iran / epidemiology
  • National Health Programs / economics
  • National Health Programs / organization & administration*
  • Primary Health Care / economics
  • Primary Health Care / organization & administration
  • Program Evaluation
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Thalassemia / economics
  • Thalassemia / genetics
  • Thalassemia / prevention & control*