Prader-Willi syndrome: Clinical picture, psychosocial support and current management

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 449-456

  Wigren, Margareta ^a   Hansen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Body mass index; OCD; Prader Willi syndrome; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OBESITY; PARENT; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0344876123     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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