Risks for severe mental retardation occurring in isolation and with other developmental disabilities

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 136 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-157

  Jelliffe Pawlowski, Laura L ^a,b   Shaw, Gary M ^a   Nelson, Verne ^a   Harris, John A ^a  

^a March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^b California Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Autistic disorder; Cerebral palsy; Childhood disintegrative disorder; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Etiology; Mental retardation; MR; Neurodevelopment; PDD NOS; Pervasive developmental disorder; Rett's disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

CALIFORNIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 22044457579     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30801     Document Type: Article

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