Diagnosing neurofibromatosis type I in children

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 73-81

  Davis, Ruth E ^a  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EYE DISEASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAFE-AU-LAIT SPOTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0031110235     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006205-199704000-00005     Document Type: Article

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