Late diagnosis in severe and mild intellectual disability in adulthood

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 679-686

  Verri, Annapia P ^a   Maraschio, P ^b   Uggetti, C ^a   Pucci, E ^a   Ronchi, G ^c   Nespoli, L ^d   Destefani, V ^a   Ramponi, A ^a   Federico, A ^e  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Don Calabria Institute   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILDBIRTH; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURORADIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 4744372143     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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