Investigating microcephaly

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 707-713

  Woods, C Geoffrey ^a   Parker, Alasdair ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SIZE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

GENETICS; NEURODEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGY; PAEDIATRIC PRACTICE;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MICROCEPHALY;

EID: 84883099931     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302882     Document Type: Review

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