"Never mind, when is dinner ready?" Living with Prader-Willi syndrome
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"Never mind, when is dinner ready?" Living with Prader-Willi syndrome.
''Never mind, when is dinner ready?'' Living with Prader-Willi syndrome T he cat died when Rachel was 15J. Ginger was loved and cuddled by Rachel every day for every one of his 12 years. Ginger's life was defined by the search for warmth on Rachel's bed and a regular supply of food. Rachel's chromosomes determine that her life is lived through the experience of Prader-Willi syndrome. It is unfo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.050021