Clinical spectrum of neural tube defects with special reference to karyotyping study

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-84

  Kumar, Vijayendra ^a   Singh, Anutosh ^a   Sharma, Shiv Prasad ^a   Srivastava, Arvind ^a   Saxena, Ajit ^a   Gangopadhyay, Ajay Narayan ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal defect; folic acid; karyotyping; neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL CARE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84870208250     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.102560     Document Type: Article

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