Identifying Infants and Toddlers with Fragile X Syndrome: Issues and Recommendations

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-33

  Bailey Jr , Donald B ^b   Roberts, Jane E ^b   Mirrett, Penny ^b   Hatton, Deborah D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Early identification; Fragile X syndrome; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035591631     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200114010-00006     Document Type: Article

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