Physicians' attitudes regarding Down syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-70

  Hermann, Robert ^a   Méhes, Károly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030054195     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100117     Document Type: Article

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