Lethal malformations and perinatal mortality: A 10 year review with comparison of ethnic differences

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 295, Issue 6590, 1987, Pages 89-91

  Young, I D ^a   Clarke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABNORMALITIES; ASIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023218017     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.295.6590.89     Document Type: Article

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