The Incidence of Cystic Fibrosis in the Central Region of Anatolia in Turkey Between 2015 and 2016
BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.36, no.3, pp.179-183, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 36 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2018.2018.1332
- Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.179-183
- Keywords: Cystic fibrosis, incidence, middle Anatolia, newborn screening, Turkey
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Cystic fibrosis is the most common metabolic chronic disease among European Caucasian children. Cystic fibrosis incidence in Northern Europeans countries is approximately 1 in 3000 births while the worldwide prevalence varies considerably.