Retrospective analysis of patients attending a neurofibromatosis type 1 clinic

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Noble, Fiona ^a   Kornberg, Andrew J ^a,b   Elder, James E ^a   Delatycki, Martin B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complication; Glioma; Learning difficulty; Multidisciplinary clinic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 33845731175     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01003.x     Document Type: Review

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