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Continuation vs discontinuation of low-phenylalanine diet in PKU adolescents

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Abbreviations

Phe:

phenylalanine

PKU:

phenylketonuria

IQ:

intelligence quotient

HAWIK:

Hamburg-Wechsler-Intelligenztest für Kinder

HAWIE:

Hamburg-Wechsler-Intelligenztest für Erwachsene (German versions of WISC and WAIS)

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  1. Universitätskinderklinik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-6900, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. Schmidt, M. Mahle, U. Michel & J. Pietz

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Schmidt, H., Mahle, M., Michel, U. et al. Continuation vs discontinuation of low-phenylalanine diet in PKU adolescents. Eur J Pediatr 146, A17–A19 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00442050

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