Public health approach to the study of mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Chapman, Derek A ^a   Scott, Keith G ^b   Stanton Chapman, Tina L ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTHERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 41149137791     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[102:PHATTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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