Spontaneous eye-blinking and stereotyped behavior in older persons with mental retardation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-42

  Roebel, Amanda M ^a   MacLean Jr , William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Eye blinking; Mental retardation; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MOTOR CONTROL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESIDENT; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINKING; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846148725     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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