Aetiological findings and associated factors in children with severe mental retardation
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0012-1622,1469-8749
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1999.tb00590.x