Identify and manage marfan syndrome in children

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 26-36

  Ryan Krause, Patricia ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MARFAN SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MARFAN SYNDROME;

EID: 0036779591     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006205-200210000-00008     Document Type: Article

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