TY - BOOK AU - Pakinam Mohamed Samir Elshanawany AU - Fadwa Said Abdelazim , AU - Inas Talaat Abdelhamid , AU - Nagwa Eid Saad , TI - Screening for Beta - thalassemia trait among Egyptain adolescents with hypochromic microcytic anemia : : Family medicine based approach / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Pakinam Mohamed Samir Elshanawany , KW - Beta - thalassemia trait KW - Microcytic hypochromic anemia KW - Primary care physician N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Family Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - Objective : Screening a group of adolescent (10-19 years) Egyptian with microcytic hypochromic anemia for beta - thalassemia trait . Conclusion : Screening for beta - thalassemia trait among the study group revealed the presence of 10 carriers (5%). A blood picture presenting with low mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of < 78fL and low mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) of <27pg provides a useful screening tool for beta - thalassemia trait UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -