Open AccessPrevalence of sickle cell trait and HbC-trait in Blacks from low socioeconomic conditions.
Author(s) -
E. J. Hicks,
Gavin Miller,
R Horton
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.68.11.1135
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , sickle cell trait , trait , demography , medicine , environmental health , population , disease , sociology , computer science , programming language
In the present investigation we did not observe age or sex differentials in the prevalence of sickle cell or HbC-traits in Black males or females of low socioeconomic status. When our data were compared to those of others, we found no evidence for a socioeconomic differential in the prevalence of these traits.
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