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Ageing in the mentally retarded

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Scientific Studies in Mental Retardation

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This chapter is about ageing and mental retardation. It does therefore confine itself to problems which are relevant to the mentally retarded individual. The approach is to present known causes of ageing. The classification of these is piecemeal and it is quickly apparent that several different factors may operate in any one individual.

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  1. The Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, UK

    John Dobbing

  2. The Department of Psychology, The University, Hull, UK

    A. D. B. Clarke

  3. The Bethlem Royal Hospital, UK

    J. A. Corbett

  4. The Hester Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK

    J. Hogg

  5. The Newcomen Centre, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

    R. O. Robinson

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Sylvester, P.E. (1984). Ageing in the mentally retarded. In: Dobbing, J., Clarke, A.D.B., Corbett, J.A., Hogg, J., Robinson, R.O. (eds) Scientific Studies in Mental Retardation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06870-8_12

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