This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine on the topic of Laboratory Medicine in India will be Guest Edited by Tester F. Ashavaid, PhD, FACB, CSCi, and include the following article topics: Tuberculosis; Malaria; STIs and Dengue; Visceral Leishmaniasis; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Hepatitis; HIV; Diabetes; Cardiovascular diseases; Stroke; HPV / Cervical screening; Multiple congenital anomalies; Down Syndrome/Thalessemia; Muscle dystrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy; Wilson Disease; Hemophilia; National and International Accreditation; Blood Banking regulations; Distant Testing; Clinical Trials; Medical Tourism; International Reference labs; and Diagnostics in diet.ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
| Preface | p. xv |
| Diagnostics in Infectious Diseases | |
| Tuberculosis: Laboratory Diagnosis | p. 111 |
| Host Responses in Malaria Disease Evaluated Through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-Based Metabonomics | p. 129 |
| Sexually Transmitted Infections | p. 143 |
| Viral Hepatitis in India | p. 159 |
| HIV Testing in India | p. 175 |
| Screening for Cervical Cancer and Human Papilloma Virus: Indian Context | p. 193 |
| Diagnostics in Life Style Acquired Diseases | |
| Type 2 Diabetes in Asian Indians | p. 207 |
| Cardiovascular Disease in India | p. 217 |
| Diagnostics in Genetic Disorders | |
| Down Syndrome in India-Diagnosis, Screening, and Prenatal Diagnosis | p. 231 |
| Hemoglobinopathies in India-Clinical and Laboratory Aspects | p. 249 |
| Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Their Status in India | p. 263 |
| Regulation of Laboratories | |
| Clinical Laboratory Accreditation in India | p. 281 |
| Blood Bank Regulations in India | p. 293 |
| Unique Business Opportunities | |
| Distant Testing in Laboratory Hematology and Flow Cytometry-The Indian Experience | p. 301 |
| Clinical Trials and Contract Research Organizations in India | p. 315 |
| Medical Tourism in India | p. 321 |
| International Reference Laboratories | p. 327 |
| Index | p. 341 |
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ISBN: 9781455738847
ISBN-10: 1455738840
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 352
Published: 3rd July 2012
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Dimensions (cm): 23.1 x 15.2
x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.476