The joy of having a child with Down syndrome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1291-1293

  Latini, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MALFORMATION; DOWN SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0036987235     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb02821.x     Document Type: Note

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