What Syndrome Is This?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-170

  Nanda, Arti ^a,e   Lionel, Jesuraj ^c   Al Tawari, Asma A ^b   Anim, Jehoram Tei ^d  

^a Asad Al Hamad Dermatology Center   (Kuwait)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^d KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^e NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BONE DYSPLASIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUTIS LAXA; DIVERTICULITIS; EMPHYSEMA; FACE DYSMORPHIA; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TENSION; CONGENITAL HIP DISLOCATION; INFANT; SYNDROME;

CUTIS LAXA; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 3242771543     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21217.x     Document Type: Article

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