Incidence study of Down's syndrome in Copenhagen, 1960–1971: with chromosome investigation
✍ Scribed by MARGARETA MIKKELSEN; G. FISCHER; J. STENE; EEVA STENE; E. PETERSENS
- Book ID
- 115248576
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 426 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4800
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