Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-306

  Westwood, Tony ^a   Henderson, Bertram ^b   Ramsay, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEAT TEST;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33645976875     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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