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Hemoglobinopathies

An update on the prevalence trends in Southern Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Makkawi, Sultan Alasmari, Ali A. Hawan, Mesfer M. Al Shahrani and Ayed A. Dera
Saudi Medical Journal July 2021, 42 (7) 784-789; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.7.20210273
Mohammed Makkawi
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan, Mesfer, Ayed), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha and from the Department of Microbiology (Ali), Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sultan Alasmari
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan, Mesfer, Ayed), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha and from the Department of Microbiology (Ali), Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ali A. Hawan
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan, Mesfer, Ayed), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha and from the Department of Microbiology (Ali), Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mesfer M. Al Shahrani
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan, Mesfer, Ayed), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha and from the Department of Microbiology (Ali), Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ayed A. Dera
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Mohammed, Sultan, Mesfer, Ayed), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha and from the Department of Microbiology (Ali), Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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