American Journal of Public Health. The extent of sickle cell screening in Maryland and the compliance of screening facilities with state regulations was surveyed in 1980. Many screening facilities were deficient in these areas, and about one-quarter of the screening procedures were performed without informed consent. G.R. Acceptability of antenatal diagnosis for sickle-cell disease among Jamaican mothers and female patients. West Indian Medical Journal.
Panel urges newborn sickle cell screening.
Consensus Development Conference on Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hemoglobinopathies Newborn screening for sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies. Sickle cell anemia and other hemoglobinopathies represent a major health problem in the United States. In April 1987 several federal agencies sponsored a National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference to discuss the issues involved in diagnosing and treating some of the major hemoglobinopathies in infants. Panel favors sickle cell tests for all babies. African-American Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics.