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Original Article

Effectiveness of antenatal screening for sickle cell trait: the impact on women’s self-report of sickle cell trait status

J M Knight-MaddenTropical Medicine Research InstituteUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, JamaicaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M ReidTropical Medicine Research InstituteUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica
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N YoungerTropical Medicine Research InstituteUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica
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D FrancisTropical Medicine Research InstituteUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica
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S McFarlaneTropical Medicine Research InstituteUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica
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R WilksTropical Medicine Research InstituteUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica
Pages 55-59 | Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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