Epidemiological analysis of multi-site closure failure of neural tube in humans

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-68

  Martínez Frías, María Luisa ^a   Urioste, Miguel ^b   Bermejo, Eva ^b   Sanchís, Amparo ^c   Rodríguez Pinilla, Elvira ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

epidemiology; frequencies; multi site NTD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

GENETTA;

EID: 0029909796     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19961202)66:1<64::AID-AJMG14>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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