Blood Reviews
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 43-53 , March 2003

Screening and genetic diagnosis of haemoglobin disorders

  • J.M Old

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. J.M. Old, National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Oxford Haemophilia Centre, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. Tel.: +44(0)1865 225329

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