Developmental and Behavioral Pediatricians' Attitudes Toward Screening for Fragile X
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1944-7558,1944-7515
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-188.4.284