Survival in Elderly Persons with Down Syndrome
β Scribed by Antonia M. W. Coppus; Heleen M. Evenhuis; Gert-Jan Verberne; Frank E. Visser; Ben A. Oostra; Piet Eikelenboom; Willem A. Van Gool; A. Cecile J. W. Janssens; Cornelia M. Van Duijn
- Book ID
- 109130309
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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