Public perceptions and attitudes toward thalassaemia: influencing factors in a multi-racial population

Background: Thalassaemia is a common public health problem in Malaysia and about 4.5 to 6 of the Malays and Chinese are carriers of this genetic disorder. The major forms of thalassaemia result in death in utero of affected foetuses (alpha-thalassaemia) or life-long blood transfusions for survival i...

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Main Authors: Wong, L.P., George, E., Tan, J.A.M.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3705/1/Public_perceptions_and_attitudes_toward.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/3705/
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/193/
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English