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Evaluation of haemoglobin constant spring phenotypes and their haematological characteristics among high school students in Terengganu, Malaysia

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Sharifatul F. Embong, Sumaiyah Adzahar, Adibah Daud, Mohammad H. Nordin, Sarah A. Halim, Wan Zuhairah W. Embong, Nabilah Rameli, Razan H. Zulkeflee and Rosnah Bahar
Saudi Medical Journal March 2025, 46 (3) 292-298; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240771
Sharifatul F. Embong
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Sumaiyah Adzahar
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Adibah Daud
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Mohammad H. Nordin
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Sarah A. Halim
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Wan Zuhairah W. Embong
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Nabilah Rameli
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Razan H. Zulkeflee
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Rosnah Bahar
From the Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory (F. Embong, Adzahar, Daud), Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, from the Department of Pathology (W. Embong), Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, from the Department of Pathology (Rameli), Dungun Hospital, Terengganu, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Halim), College of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, and from the Department of Haematology (Zulkeflee, Bahar), School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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