Normal values for morphological abnormalities in school children

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2091-2109

  Merks, Johannes H M ^a   Özgen, Heval M ^a   Cluitmans, Theresia L M ^b   Van Der Burg Van Rijn, Jaqueline M ^b   Cobben, Jan Maarten ^a   Van Leeuwen, Flora E ^c   Hennekam, Raoul C M ^a,d  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Youth Health Care   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caucasian; Clinical morphology; Congenital abnormality; Minor anomaly; Normal values; Phenotypic abnormality; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CAUCASIAN; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL VALUE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHENOTYPE; REFERENCE VALUES; SYNDROME;

EID: 33749473644     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31355     Document Type: Article

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