A demographic study of polydipsia in an institution for the intellectually disabled

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 519-522

  Hayfron Benjamin, Jonathan ^a,b   Peters, Claudia A ^a   Woodhouse, Rosamund A ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Rideau Regional Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adults; mental retardation; polydipsia; prevalence; prevention; screening; water intoxication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYDIPSIA;

EID: 0029989152     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379604100809     Document Type: Article

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