Mental retardation and consanguinity in ethnic minorities in the County of Copenhagen;Årsager til mental retardering hos børn med indvandrerbaggrund

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-46

  Hoffmann, Anne Lisbeth ^a   Bœkgård, Peter ^a   Beck, Bente ^a   Brøndum Nielsen, Karen ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; DENMARK; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; INFANT; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; DENMARK; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL RETARDATION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037203529     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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