'From genetous ailments to genetic disorders: Ireland's On idiocy and imbecility revisited' [1]

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 646-647

  Dan, Bernard ^a   Abramowicz, Marc J ^b  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

EID: 4444289757     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162204211070     Document Type: Letter

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