Primary care of infants and young children with Down syndrome

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-390

  Saenz, Rebecca B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHROMOSOME 21; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MYELODYSPLASIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0033555508     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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