Parental Attitudes toward Genetic Testing for Pediatric Deafness
✍ Scribed by Jeanne Weir Brunger; Gail S. Murray; Maryann O’Riordan; Anne L. Matthews; Richard J.H. Smith; Nathaniel H. Robin
- Book ID
- 117853460
- Publisher
- American Society of Human Genetics
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9297
- DOI
- 10.1086/316901
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