Haemoglobinopathy Screening: an End to Institutional Racism?

Overview

Journal Br J Gen Pract

Specialty Public Health

Date 2005 Jun 23

PMID 15970062

Citations 2

Authors

Theresa Marteau

Elizabeth Dormandy

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