A national screening policy for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia major for the United Kingdom

Both reports show that the population at risk has an uneven geographical distribution. Por this reason, selective rather than universal antenatal and neonatal screening is likely to be more appropriate in most areas. Previous guidance suggested that universal screening might be appropriate in areas...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 320; no. 7246; pp. 1353 - 1354
Main Author Streetly, Allison
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 20.05.2000
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
EditionInternational edition
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Medical screening
Sickle cell anemia
Urban areas
United Kingdom
UK
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Summary:Both reports show that the population at risk has an uneven geographical distribution. Por this reason, selective rather than universal antenatal and neonatal screening is likely to be more appropriate in most areas. Previous guidance suggested that universal screening might be appropriate in areas where the proportion of people from ethnic minorities was greater than 15%.
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ISSN:0959-8138
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1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.320.7246.1353