Survival in familial dysautonomia: Impact of early intervention

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 518-523

  Axelrod, Felicia B ^a,b   Goldberg, Judith D ^a,b   Ye, Xiang Y ^a,b   Maayan, Channa ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; WALKING;

EID: 0036799517     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.127088     Document Type: Article

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