The aims of the present study were to determine recent trends in the prevalence of Down syndrome (DS) in Japan, and to determine whether recent changes in demographic and social habits and access to prenatal diagnosis have influenced the livebirth rates of DS. Livebirth statistics indicate that the
Time trend in the prevalence of intestinal metaplasia in Japan
β Scribed by Tamaki Imai; Hiroshi Murayama
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 734 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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