A rational approach to the child with mental retardation for the paediatrician

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 345-356

  Lemay, Jean François ^a   Herbert, Anthony R ^b   Dewey, Deborah M ^a   Innes, A Micheil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Developmental delay; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0142215557     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.6.345     Document Type: Review

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