Burden of genetic disorders in India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 893-898

  Verma, I C ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Down Syndrome; Genetic disorder; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034574375     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723953     Document Type: Article

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