Selective neonatal screening for sickle cell disease;Cribado neonatal selectivo de anemia de células falciformes

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-408

  Gonzalez Santiago P ^a   Ruiz Alvarez M ^a   Arribas Gomez I ^a   Vecilla Rivelles, M C ^a   Aracil Santos, F J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILDBIRTH; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 42149187600     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13117720     Document Type: Letter

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