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ERIC Number: EJ450128
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0704-7509
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Causes, Characteristics, Interventions, Long-Term Consequences.
Otto, Tracy L.; Barber, William H.
B.C. Journal of Special Education, v16 n1 p38-50 1992
An overview of Prader-Willi syndrome, the most common form of dysmorphic genetic obesity associated with mental retardation, is presented, with an emphasis on associated causes, characteristics, diagnosis and counseling, intervention, and long-term consequences. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Etiology, Genetics, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Obesity, Special Health Problems, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Prader Willi Syndrome