Behavioural features of Italian infants and young adults with Williams-Beuren syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-131

  Gagliardi, C ^a   Martelli, S ^a   Tavano, A ^a   Borgatti, R ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioural phenotype; Development; Social drive; Williams Beuren syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; ITALY; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751478651     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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