Frequency of genetic diseases and health coverage of children requiring admission in a general pediatric clinic of northern Greece

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Lialiaris, Theodoros ^a   Mantadakis, Elpis ^a   Kareli, Dimitra ^a   Mpountoukas, Panagiotis ^a   Tsalkidis, Aggelos ^a   Chatzimichail, Athanassios ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL GENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GREECE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GREECE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77649209866     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-36-9     Document Type: Article

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