Psychiatric assessment of the person with mental retardation

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 162-169

  Silka, Van R ^a   Hauser, Mark J ^b,c,d,e  

^a START Clinical Services   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0031492584     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19970301-07     Document Type: Article

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