Screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in blood donors

Hematology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-124

  Emamghorashi, Fatemeh ^a   Hoshmand, Farhang ^a   Mohtashamifar, Abdolrahman ^b  

^a JAHROM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Jahrom Blood Transfusion Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Favism; G6PD

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE I; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952203031     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453310X12583347010179     Document Type: Article

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