Ocular defects in children and adolescents with severe mental deficiency

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 330-335

  Kwok, S K ^a,d   Ho, P C P ^b   Chan, A K H ^c   Gandhi, S R ^a   Lam, D S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Central   (Hong Kong)

^c Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029816520     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00638.x     Document Type: Article

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