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Medical aspects of sickle hemoglobin in military personnel.

Year: 1977

Type: article

Abstract: The Department of Defense (DOD) will soon issue a directive to test all incoming military personnel for the presence of hemoglobin S. The military testing program for hemoglobin S is an occupational medicine program. This report includes a discussion of armed services physical standards, a description of the Navy effort to evaluate an automated system for detection of hemoglobin S, and the proposed DOD directive.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: C E Brodine, D E Uddin

Language: English

Topic: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Subfield: Genetics (clinical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2411505416

FWCI: 0.31

Cites: 8

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10