Intelligence and psychosocial adjustment in velocardiofacial syndrome: A study of 37 children and adolescents with VCFS

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 453-458

  Swillen, A ^a   Devriendt, K ^a   Legius, E ^a   Eyskens, B ^a   Dumoulin, M ^a   Gewillig, M ^a   Fryns, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Intelligence; Social competence; Velocardiofacial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031009068     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.6.453     Document Type: Article

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