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Scientific Studies in Mental Retardation

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. John Dobbing

    1. The Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, UK

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  2. A. D. B. Clarke

    1. The Department of Psychology, The University, Hull, UK

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  3. J. A. Corbett

    1. The Bethlem Royal Hospital, UK

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  4. J. Hogg

    1. The Hester Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK

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  5. R. O. Robinson

    1. The Newcomen Centre, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  3. Research into Biomedical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Chromosomal aspects of mental retardation

      • M. Baraitser
      Pages 67-87

    3. Pathology and vulnerability of the developing brain

      • J. Dobbing
      Pages 89-106

    4. Neurobiology and neurochemistry of the developing brain

      • A. N. Davison
      Pages 107-132

    5. Metabolic disorders in the aetiology of mental retardation

      • H. Bickel
      Pages 133-159

    6. Tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism, neurological disease and mental retardation

      • J. A. Blair, R. J. Leeming
      Pages 161-181

    7. Exposure to lead as an environmental factor in mental retardation

      • H. A. Waldron
      Pages 183-201

    8. Infectious agents in the aetiology of mental retardation

      • J. A. Dudgeon
      Pages 203-232

    9. The consequences of malnutrition for intellectual development

      • S. A. Richardson
      Pages 233-257

    10. Ageing in the mentally retarded

      • P. E. Sylvester
      Pages 259-282

  4. Cognitive and Linguistic Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-283
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    2. Social and educational adjustment of deaf children in relation to mental retardation

      • D. J. Wood
      Pages 285-298

    3. Visual impairment in the mentally retarded

      • Elisabeth M. Bleeker-Wagemakers
      Pages 299-321

    4. Linguistic and prelinguistic development in moderate and severe mental retardation

      • J. A. Rondal
      Pages 323-352

    5. The development of communication and cognition

      • C. C. Kiernan
      Pages 353-373
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Editors and Affiliations

  • The Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, UK

    John Dobbing

  • The Department of Psychology, The University, Hull, UK

    A. D. B. Clarke

  • The Bethlem Royal Hospital, UK

    J. A. Corbett

  • The Hester Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK

    J. Hogg

  • The Newcomen Centre, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

    R. O. Robinson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Scientific Studies in Mental Retardation

  • Editors: John Dobbing, A. D. B. Clarke, J. A. Corbett, J. Hogg, R. O. Robinson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06870-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1984

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-06870-8Published: 18 June 1984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 592

  • Topics: Neurology

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