Neonatal screening program in Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 28-32

  Ratrisawadi, Vilai ^a   Horpaopan, Sunthorn ^a   Chotigeat, Uraiwan ^a   Sangtawesin, Varaporn ^a   Kanjanapattanakul, Wiboon ^a   Ningsanond, Vandee ^a   Sunthornthepvarakul, Thongkum ^b   Khooarmornpatana, Somkiat ^b   Charoensiriwatana, Wiyada ^c  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA; THAILAND;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIAS; THAILAND;

EID: 0033301993     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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