Mental retardation: Is naming the real issue?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 974-975

  Chiurazzi, Pietro ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA;

HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79954994401     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33950     Document Type: Note

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