Behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-336

  Berney, T P ^a   Ireland, M ^b   Burn, J ^b  

^a Fleming Nuffield Unit for Child and Family Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Behaviour; Cornelia de Lange syndrome; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DE LANGE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0032835107     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.4.333     Document Type: Article

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