Health screening for people with Down's syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 341-345

  Piachaud, J ^a   Rohde, J ^b   Pasupathy, A ^c  

^a ST CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Health of the Nation; Health screening; Mental retardation; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0031737667     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1998.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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