Social adjustment in children with Down mental retardation (MRD) and Fragile-X mental retardation (MRX)

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-10

  Bargagna, S ^a,b   Canepa, G ^a   Tinelli, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down Syndrome; Fragile X Syndrome; Mental retardation, diagnosis; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0036515437     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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