Hirschsprung's disease in Oman

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 724-727

  Rajab, A ^b   Freeman, N V ^b   Patton, M A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

consanguinity; genetics; Hisrschsprung's disease; incidence; Oman

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 10; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; OMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0030970575     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90015-4     Document Type: Article

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