Inborn errors of metabolism in Latin America: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Giugliani, Roberto ^a,b,c,d  

^a WHO Collaborating Center for the Development of Medical Genetics Services in Latin America   (Brazil)

^b National Institute for Populational Medical Genetics   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d Service for Medical Genetics   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LATIN AMERICA; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952202374     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: 15732665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9112-8     Document Type: Article

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