Behavioural and emotional characteristics in children with Sotos syndrome and learning disabilities

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-178

  Sarimski, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOTOS SYNDROME; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0037367066     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2003.tb00926.x     Document Type: Article

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