Chapter 7 Biomarkers in the Study of Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

Volumn 37, Issue C, 2009, Pages 213-249

  Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a,b   Abbeduto, Leonard ^a,b   Greenberg, Jan S ^a,b   Almeida, David ^c   Hong, Jinkuk ^a   Witt, Whitney ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 74249098211     PISSN: 00747750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7750(09)37007-X     Document Type: Review

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