Physical investigations in mental retardation

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 889-897

  Gillberg, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Brain damage; Diagnosis; Etiology; Mental handicap; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOMENCLATURE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0031265697     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01608.x     Document Type: Review

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