Current perspectives on Down syndrome: Selected medical and social issues

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 127-130

  Crissman, Blythe G ^a   Worley, Gordon ^a   Roizen, Nancy ^b   Kishnani, Priya S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 21; CIVIL RIGHTS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; TRISOMY 21;

CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33748081459     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30099     Document Type: Editorial

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