Incidence of severe glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in countryside villages of the central city of Manisa, Turkey

European Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Minareci, Ersin ^a   Uzunoǧlu, Selim ^a   Minareci, Orkide ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute hemolytic anemia; Fluorescence spot test; Manisa; Severe G6PD deficiency; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEREDITARY HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34249006851     PISSN: 13043889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/82353     Document Type: Article

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