The changing survival profile of people with Down's syndrome: Implications for genetic counselling

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 390-393

  Glasson, E J ^a   Sullivan, S G ^a   Hussain, R ^b   Petterson, B A ^c   Montgomery, P D ^c   Bittles, A H ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Disability Services Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Down's syndrome; Genetic counselling; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

COHORT STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344837278     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620506.x     Document Type: Article

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