Intellectual disability: A concept in need of revision?

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-9

  Whitaker, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; PHENYLKETONURIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 39049118083     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979508799103350     Document Type: Article

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