Behavior and emotional disturbance in Prader-Willi syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Einfeld, Stewart L ^a,e   Smith, Arabella ^b   Durvasula, Seeta ^c   Florio, Tony ^a   Tonge, Bruce J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c Ctr for Devmtl Disability Studies   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Area Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Developmental Behaviour Checklist; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0033555484     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990115)82:2<123::AID-AJMG4>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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