Difficulties in Diagnosing Marfan's Syndrome in Childhood and Adolescence;Diagnostische Schwierigkeiten bei Patienten mit Marfan-Syndrom im Kindes- und Jugendalter

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 215, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 262-267

  Knirsch, Walter ^a,c   Haas, N A ^a   Bauerle K ^b   Uhlemann, F ^a  

^a Kinderherzzentrum Stuttgart   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c Kinderherzzentrum Stuttgart   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berlin nosology; Gent nosology; Marfan's syndrome; Pediatric cardiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MUTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0142057248     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42661     Document Type: Article

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