Prevalence of G6PD deficiency and knowledge of diagnosis in a sample of previously unscreened Lebanese males: Clinical implications

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-28

  Khneisser, Issam ^a   Adib, Salim M ^a   Loiselet, Jacques ^a   Mégarbané, André ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEBANON; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RAW FOOD; SCREENING TEST; VICIA FABA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEGUME; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FABACEAE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33646832569     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 09691413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914106776179827     Document Type: Article

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