Pediatric alacrima, achalasia, and mental retardation

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-263

  Örnek, Kemal ^a   Atilla, Huban ^a,b   Zilelioǧlu, Güler ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Mahatma Gandhi Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANHIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSAUTONOMIA; EPICANTHUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; EYE DISEASE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTELORISM; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMAL POINT APLASIA; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULAR PRURITUS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; CHILD;

CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 0036691376     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2002.124653     Document Type: Article

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