Ramsay et al. [(1991) Biomed Pharmacother 45:267-272] reported on the livebirth prevalence of Down syndrome in the Lothian region of Scotland during 1978-1989. Their results suggested a temporal association between the events of Chernobyl in April 1986 and a significant-excess of cases in 1987. In t
Down syndrome: effects of demographic factors and prenatal diagnosis on the future livebirth prevalence
โ Scribed by Martina C. Cornel; Anton S. P. M. Breed; Johan R. Beekhuis; Gerard J. Meerman; Leo P. Kate
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 593 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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