ERIC Number: ED019764
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Publication Date: 1965
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MEDICAL ASPECTS OF MENTAL RETARDATION.
CARTER, CHARLES H., COMP.
TO AID PHYSICIANS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS IN DIAGNOSING CASES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND IN COUNSELING PARENTS, THE BOOK PRESENTS MEDICAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING RECENT ADVANCES. THIRTY-TWO AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTE CHAPTERS IN SUCH AREAS AS DIAGNOSIS, METABOLISM, NUTRITION, ETIOLOGY, MONGOLISM, CRANIAL ABNORMALITIES, BIRTH INJURIES, INFECTIONS, GENETICS, HORMONES, MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND THE CHILD IN SOCIETY. MOST CHAPTERS INCLUDE SUMMARIES AND REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHIES. AUTHOR AND SUBJECT INDEXES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE COMPLETE COLLECTION. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY CHARLES C THOMAS, BANNERSTONE HOUSE, 301-327 EAST LAWRENCE AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62703, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR $32.75. (EB)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cerebral Dominance, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Communicable Diseases, Community Attitudes, Community Services, Diseases, Down Syndrome, Electroencephalography, Emotional Disturbances, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Genetics, Handicap Identification, Injuries, Medical Evaluation, Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Neurological Impairments, Physical Development, Psychomotor Skills, Psychotherapy
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