Diseases of the nervous system I: Epilepsy, hydrocephaly and nervous system malformations

Intellectual Disability and Ill Health: A Review of the Evidence

Volumn 9780521728898, Issue , 2010, Pages 190-202

  Cardoza, Basil ^a   Kerr, Mike ^b  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80051785948     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511770715.020     Document Type: Chapter

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