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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| Language: | English |
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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 |
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