Primary immunodeficiency disorders: Survey of pediatricians in Kuwait

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-383

  Al Herz, Waleed ^a   Zainal, Mohammad E ^b   Salama, Mohammad ^a   Al Ateeqi, Wafa ^c   Husain, Khalid ^c   Abdul Rasoul, Majeda ^d   Al Mutairi, Bander ^e   Badawi, Mona ^f   Aker, Najwa ^g   Kumar, Subodh ^a   Al Khayat, Haitham ^a  

^a AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c Al Ameri Hospital   (Kuwait)

^d FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^e AL JAHRA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^f AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^g MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Kuwait; Primary immunodeficiency; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KUWAIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 46749130522     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-008-9191-6     Document Type: Article

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