Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 11 , Pages 882-886 , 2006

Tandem Mass Neonatal Screening in Taiwan—Report from One Center

  • Hsiang-Po Huang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Departments of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kai-Lin Chu

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yin-Hsiu Chien

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Departments of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Lee Wei

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Tzu Wu

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shiao-Fang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wuh-Liang Hwu

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Departments of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wuh-Liang Hwu, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 6 September 2005 ,Revised 18 January 2006 ,Accepted 2 May 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60173-X

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60173-X

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 11 , Pages 882-886 , 2006

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