On the clinical relevance of animal models for the study of human mental retardation

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 188-196

  McIlvane, William J ^a,b,c,d,f   Cataldo, Michael F ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Shriver Mental Retardation Research Center   (United States)

^g KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Humans; Learning; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000534412     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2779(1996)2:4<188::aid-mrdd2>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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