Current status of neonatal screening in China

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-187

  Gu, X F ^a   Chen, R G ^a  

^a XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA;

EID: 0033396099     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.6.4.186     Document Type: Article

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