Incidence of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome in Canada: Results of three-year population surveillance

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 530-535

  Nowaczyk, Małgorzata J M ^a   Zeesman, Susan ^a   Waye, John S ^a   Douketis, James D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEDIATRICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME;

EID: 5144223524     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.06.045     Document Type: Article

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