01457nas a2200421   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653001200078653003000090653001100120653002500131653001700156653001100173653002000184653003500204653000900239653001200248653000900260653001600269653001600285653001600301653001400317653004000331653001300371653001600384653001400400653001600414653002800430100001200458700001600470700001400486245007800500300001600578490000700594520042000601022001401021       1984                            d  c1984 Aug10aAsia, Southeastern10aDapsone10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aFemale10aHematologic Diseases10aHemoglobin E10aHumans10aInfant, Newborn10aIntestinal Diseases, Parasitic10aLaos10aleprosy10aMale10aMebendazole10aMiddle Aged10aNiclosamide10aPregnancy10aPregnancy Complications, Infectious10aRefugees10aSplenectomy10aTennessee10aThalassemia10aTuberculosis, Cutaneous1 aDao A H1 aGregory D W1 aMcKee L C00aSpecific health problems of Southeast Asian refugees in middle Tennessee.  a995-7, 10000 v773 a<p>Three diseases representative of specific health conditions affecting the Southeast Asian refugees living in middle Tennessee are leprosy (chronic bacterial infections), liver fluke infection (parasitic diseases), and hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia (hematologic disorders). In this paper we discuss incidence, causative agent, mode of transmission, metabolic abnormalities, and management of these conditions.</p>  a0038-4348