Time trend of survival among infants with Down's syndrome

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-260

  Viola, G ^a   Rosano, A ^a  

^a Istituto Italiano di Medicina Sociale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Down's syndrome; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 30944449634     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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