X-linked mental retardation. Study of a large kindred with 20 affected members
β Scribed by John M. Opitz; Allan T. Segal; Hallgrim Klove; Charles Mathews; Robert L. Lehrke
- Book ID
- 118534155
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6833
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