
Haemoglobinopathies and β -Thalassaemia among the Tribals Working in the Tea Gardens of Assam, India
Author(s) -
Anju Barhai Teli,
Rumi Deori,
Sidhartha Protim Saikia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22010.9002
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , thalassemia , traditional medicine , population , tea garden , pediatrics , environmental health , geography , archaeology , sociology , anthropology
Prevalence of haemoglobinopathies and β-thalassaemia are very high in India but information about its status among the tribals working in the tea gardens of Assam is very less.