title: [Epidemiology of thalassemia in Sicily. Sicilian Regional Epidemiologic Surveillance. Sicilian Cooperative Group for the Study of Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies].
abstract: A Sicilian Register of Thalassaemia set up in 1984 revealed 912 cases of Thalassaemia Major and 216 of Th. Intermedia on the island in that year. A significant decrease in the number of Cooley disease births was also noted in 1982-1984.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D012802:Sicily; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Epidemiologia delle talassemie in Sicilia. Osservatorio Epidemiologico Regione Sicilia. Gruppo Cooperatore Siciliano per lo Studio delle Talassemie ed Emoglobinopatie.