Neonatal screening program for G6PD deficiency in India: Need and feasibility

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1045-1049

  Nair, Harish ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency; India; Modified Formazan ring test; Neonate; Screening program

Indexed keywords

FORMAZAN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENE MUTATION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MODIFIED FORMAZAN RING TEST; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SCREENING; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 73249151139     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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