The transition from childhood t o adulthood is a challenging period in the lives of youngsters with Down syndrome. In this paper, I provide a comprehensive overview of the transition period, including relevant biomedical, behavioral, educational, vocational, recreational, and other developmental iss
Clinical aspects of down syndrome from infancy to adulthood
β Scribed by Pueschel, Siegfried M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 611 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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