A pediatric neurologist's clinical experiences in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-229

  Chaves Carballo, Enrique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSANGUINITY; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DUBOWITZ SYNDROME; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEAT STROKE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; JOUBERT SYNDROME; KABUKI MAKEUP SYNDROME; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBINSTEIN SYNDROME; SAUDI ARABIA; SECKEL SYNDROME; STARTLE EPILEPSY; STICKLER SYNDROME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 17644383356     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200031001     Document Type: Article

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