A case-control study of fluctuating dermatoglyphic asymmetry as a risk marker for developmental delay

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-14

  Naugler, Christopher T ^a   Ludman, Mark D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

dermatoglyphics; developmental delay; fluctuating asymmetry; risk marker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DERMATOGLYPHICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029906851     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19961202)66:1<11::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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