Management of sleeping problems in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: A case study

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-350

  Curfs, L M G ^a   Didden, R ^b   Sikkema, S P E ^b   De Die Smulders, C E M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Developmental disabilities; Sleeping disorders; Wolf Hirschhorn syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

CANIS;

EID: 0033452312     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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