Classification for congenital anomalies of the hand: The IFSSH classification and the JSSH modification

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-338

  De Smet, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Classification; Congenital anomalies; Hand

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; AMNION BAND SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLEFT HAND; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSCHONDROSTEOSIS; FOREARM; GROWTH DISORDER; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; KIRNER DEFORMITY; POLYDACTYLY; RELIABILITY; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SYMBRACHYDACTYLIA; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TERATOLOGY; THUMB MALFORMATION;

FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 0036388061     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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