Thalassaemia screening among healthy blood donors in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang

• Main Authors: Esa, Ezalia, R., Irmi Elfina, George, Elizabeth, Mohd Yaakob, Wan Hayati, Asidin, Norhanim, A., Wahidah, Chin, Yuet Meng, Ahmad, Rahimah, Muhamad, Nor Asiah, Arip, Masita, Hashim, Rohaidah, Zakaria, Zubaidah
• 格式: Article
• 出版: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
• 在线阅读: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35621/; http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/article/thalassaemia-screening-among-healthy-blood-donors-hospital-tengku-ampuan-rahimah-klang

Thalassaemia screening programme has been conducted in Malaysia since 2004. The aim of the programme was to reduce the burden of the disease by identifying thalassaemia carriers. However, the response towards the screening activities was unsatisfactory as there was lack of public awareness against t...