Diet and visually significant cataracts in galactosaemia: Is regular follow up necessary?

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-132

  Widger, John ^a,b   O'Toole, Jennifer ^a   Geoghegan, Olivia ^a   O'Keefe, Micheal ^a   Manning, Rosemarie ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALACTOSEMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALACTOSEMIAS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953229445     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: 15732665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-009-9042-5     Document Type: Article

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