The discovery of phenylketonuria: The story of a young couple, two retarded children, and a scientist

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 89-103

  Centerwall, Siegried A ^a   Centerwall, Willard R ^b  

^a Child Hlth and Disability Prev   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenylketonuria

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0033977152     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.1.89     Document Type: Review

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