title: Hematological Practice in India.
abstract: This article provides a short summary of hematological practice in India. It focuses particularly on how the patterns of hematologic practice differ from those of countries in the West with particular respect to genetic hematological diseases and a wide range of malignant disorders of hemopoiesis. It also focuses on the difficulties of control and management of hematological disorders set against a background of a relatively poor country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: reenadaspgi@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Man Updesh Singh
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
keywords: Beta thalassemia trait; Hemophilia; Iron deficiency anemia; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Thrombophilia