Leisure activities of individuals with Prader-Willi, Williams, and down syndromes

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-71

  Sellinger, Marisa H ^a,c   Hodapp, Robert M ^a,b   Dykens, Elisabeth M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Leisure activities; Musical activities; Prader Willi syndrome; Visual spatial activities; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746108563     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-006-9006-8     Document Type: Article

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