It does matter: The importance of making the diagnosis of a genetic syndrome

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 595-597

  Robin, Nathaniel H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGALSIDASE BETA; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IMIGLUCERASE;

CLEFT PALATE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; FABRY DISEASE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; SUPPORT GROUP; TRISOMY 13; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33751006730     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000247536.78273.78     Document Type: Editorial

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