Patterns of pregnancy loss, perinatal mortality, and postneonatal childhood deaths in families of girls with Rett syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 440-445

  Fyfe, Susan ^a,b   Leonard, Helen ^a   Dye, Danielle ^b   Leonard, Seonaid ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Disability Services Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN DEATH; PEDIGREE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0032791980     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400706     Document Type: Article

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