Development of the phenylketonuria screening programme in Estonia

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-23

  Ounap, Katrin ^a   Lilleväli, Hardo ^a   Metspalu, Andres ^a,c   Lipping Sitska, Mari ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Medical Genetics Center

^c Medical Genetics Center ^*

Author keywords

Metabolic error; Neonatal screening; Phenylketonuria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA;

EID: 0031775672     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.5.1.22     Document Type: Article

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