Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) screening in Pakistani neonates: To be or not to be......

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 618-620

  Moiz, Bushra ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENE MUTATION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE; PAKISTAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; FEMALE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 38349178414     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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