Epidemiology of G-6-PD deficiency in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-260

  El Hazmi, Mohsen A F ^a,c   Warsy, Arjumand S ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING KHALID HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Enzymopathy; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; Malaria endemicity; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000036237     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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