Down syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-92

  Christianson, Arnold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUDAN;

EID: 0030021929     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.2.89     Document Type: Short Survey

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