Maternal age and Down Syndrome in Southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 637-640

  Beiguelman, Bernardo ^a   Krieger, Henrique ^b   Da Silva, Luciana Marques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE;

EID: 0030458993     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84551996000400020     Document Type: Article

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