Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 880-882 , October 2006

Prevalence of Erythrocyte Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency in the Population of Western Turkey

  • Yusuf Turan

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Yusuf Turan, Assistant Professor, Balikesir University, Biology, Fen Edebiyat Fakultesi, Balikesir, 10100, Turkey

Received 19 October 2005 ,Accepted 6 March 2006.

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PII: S0188-4409(06)00115-9

doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.03.005

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 880-882 , October 2006

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