Spinal and limb abnormalities in adolescents with intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 686-691

  Lin, Jin Ding ^a   Lin, Pei Ying ^a   Lin, Lan Ping ^a   Lai, Chia Im ^b   Leu, Yii Rong ^c   Yen, Chia Feng ^d   Hsu, Shang Wei ^e   Chu, Chi Ming ^a   Wu, Chia Ling ^f   Chu, Cordia M ^g  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Chung Hua Foundation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities   (Taiwan)

^g GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health exam; Intellectual disability; Limb abnormality; Spinal abnormality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPINE MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE; TAIWAN; THINNESS;

EID: 77950689750     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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