Comorbidity in people with Down's syndrome: A criteria-based analysis

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 385-399

  Van Schrojenstein Lantman de Valk, H M J ^a   Haveman, M J ^b   Crebolder, H F J M ^b  

^a Pepijn Centre   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

'Clustering'; Comorbidity; Down's syndrome; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0029853539     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00646.x     Document Type: Review

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