Ghicose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-48

  Quak, S H ^c   Saha, N ^b   Tay, J S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Haemoglobinuria; Hepatitis like syndrome; Jaundice; Kernicterus; Variants

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE;

FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0029692583     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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