Health issues among persons with Down syndrome / edited by Richard Charles Urbano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Urbano, Richard Charles.

Series:

International review of research in mental retardation ; v. 39.

International review of research in mental retardation, 0074-7750 ; v. 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Down syndrome.

Down syndrome--Patients--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Health issues in Down syndrome

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. This thematic volume, ""Health Issues in Down Syndrome,"" will cover health issues for individuals across the life span. With the life expectancy of individuals now reaching 60 years or more, it has transformed from an acute condition with a short life span to a chronic condition that needs to be managed over a close to normal life span. The extra chromosome 21 that defines most cases of Down syndrome

Contents:

section I. Introduction

section II. Health over the life span

section III. Systems and diseases in DS

section IV. Other issues.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-76909-X

9786612769092

0-08-092268-6

OCLC:

688490264