Service provision for sickle cell disease
- 2 April 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Midwifery
- Vol. 3 (4) , 189-195
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.1995.3.4.189
Abstract
This article examines the service provision for clients with sickle cell disease. Neonatal screening programmes for the detection of these disorders are examined, with particular emphasis on the follow-up system for neonates who are found to be carriers of sickle cell and the C haemoglobins.Keywords
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