Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , March 2008

Assessment of FMR1 Gene Mutation at-Risk Status in Young Children

  • Vanessa Althea Thomas Johnson, PhD, MS, RN, BC

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Vanessa Althea Thomas Johnson, PhD, MS, RN, BC, College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.12.010

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , March 2008

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