Prevalence of Neonatal Hyperphenylalaninemia in Yazd Province, Iran

Authors

  • Ali Zare Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Hasan Ashoori Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Hossein Shojaeifar Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Mahtab Ordooei Department of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Majid Jafarizadeh Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Mohsen Mirzaei Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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volume 40  issue 3

pages  292- 293

publication date 2015-05-01

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