Frequency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in some ethnic groups of Pakistan

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-141

  Ali, Nadir ^d   Anwar, Masood ^a   Ayyub, Mohammad ^a   Bhatti, Farhat Abbas ^b   Nadeem, Mansoor ^c   Nadeem, Asif ^d  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^c PNS Shifa ^*  (Pakistan)

^d Peshawar Cantonment   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Enzymatic deficiency; G6PD deficiency; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEVER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAUNDICE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 17744370738     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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