Self-injurious behavior: Gene-brain-behavior relationships
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Self-injurious behavior: gene-brain-behavior relationships.
This paper summarizes a conference held at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on December 6-7, 1999, on self-injurious behavior [SIB] in developmental disabilities. Twenty-six of the top researchers in the U.S. from this field representing 13 different disciplines discussed environmental mechanisms, epidemiology, behavioral and pharmacological intervention strategies, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1080-4013,1098-2779
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2779(200102)7:1<3::aid-mrdd1002>3.0.co;2-