Open AccessThe Incidence of Cystic Fibrosis in the Central Region of Anatolia in Turkey Between 2015 and 2016
Author(s) -
Melih Hangül,
Sevgi Pekcan,
Mehmet Köse,
Deniz Acıcan,
Tuba Esra Şahlar,
Murat Erdoğan,
Mustafa Kendirci,
Deniz Güney,
Hasan Öznavruz,
Osman Demir,
Ömür Ercan,
Fatma Göçlü
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
balkan medical journal/balkan medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2146-3131
pISSN - 2146-3123
DOI - 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2018.2018.1332
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , incidence (geometry) , medicine , newborn screening , pediatrics , physics , optics
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.