Behaviour problems in adult women with Rett syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 619-624

  Mount, R H ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^b   Reilly, S ^c   Cass, H ^a   Charman, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aberrant behavior checklist; Behaviour problems; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SAMPLE; SPEECH;

EID: 18744380324     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2002.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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