Aetiology of intellectual disability - The Finnish classification: Development of a method to incorporate WHO ICD-10 coding

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 242-250

  Wilska, M ^a   Kaski, M ^a  

^a Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Assessment; Causes; Classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT CODING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033016074     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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