The prevalence and diagnosis rates of Klinefelter syndrome: An Australian comparison

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-28

  Herlihy, Amy S ^a,b,c,d   Halliday, Jane L ^a,e   Cock, Megan L ^b   McLachlan, Robert I ^b,c,d  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Andrology Australia   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79951776272     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04141.x     Document Type: Article

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