## Abstract We evaluated 22 patients with endβstage renal disease (ESRD) due to adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) to assess their knowledge of the hereditary nature of the condition and to determine whether they received adequate genetic counseling. Patients were evaluated by means of a questi
Genetic counselling in orthopaedic disease
β Scribed by W.H. Boon
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-3991
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