Down syndrome health screening - the Fife model.
Accessible summary · People with Down syndrome have their own health needs which may be different from those of the general population. · We wanted to know if we could pick up these health needs by inviting people to a regular clinic · We found that by coming to the clinic to have their health check...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 5 - 10 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2010
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