Approaches to assessment of very young children in Africa in the context of HIV

Neuropsychology of Children in Africa: Perspectives on Risk and Resilience

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 17-36

  Kammerer, Betsy ^a   Isquith, Peter K ^b   Lundy, Shannon ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6834-9_2     Document Type: Chapter

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