Effectiveness of early intervention for children with Down syndrome

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 96-101

  Hines, Stefani ^a   Bennett, Forrest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental profile; Down syndrome; Early intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002636761     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2779(1996)2:2<96::AID-MRDD7>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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