Incidence and features of galactosaemia in Saudi Arabs

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-334

  Moammar, H ^a,c   Ratard, R ^a   Cheriyan, G ^a   Mathew, P ^b  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Box 6952 ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GALACTOSEMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; NEWBORN; SAUDI ARABIA;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALACTOSEMIAS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0029948011     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01799263     Document Type: Article

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