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Primate Models of Children's Health and Developmental Disabilities.

The rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism and mental retardation, is rising in the US. This book includes topics such: as early chemical exposures, immunological influences on development, low birth weight, endocrine disrupters, pediatric AIDS, origin of childhood psychopathologi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burbacher, Thomas
Otros Autores: Grant, Kimberly, Sackett, Gene P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Primate Models of Children's Health and Developmental Disabilities; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Developmental Disabilities and Primate Models Defined; Chapter 2 The Origin of Developmental Psychopathologies: Insights from Nonhuman Primate Studies; Chapter 3 Macaque Models of Visual Development and Disability; Chapter 4 Spontaneous and Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Diseases in Nonhuman Primates; Chapter 5 Self-injurious Behavior: Nonhuman Primate Models for the Human Condition.