Health supervision for children with Marfan syndrome

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 978-982

  Desposito, F ^a   Cho, S ^a   Frias, J L ^a   Sherman, J ^a   Wappner, R S ^a   Wilson, M G ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARFAN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029859527     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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