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Oliver, C.; Sloneem, J.; Hall, S.; Arron, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Self-injurious behaviour is frequently identified as part of the behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). We conducted a case-control study of the prevalence and phenomenology of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in CdLS. Methods: A total of 54 participants with CdLS were compared with 46 individuals who were comparable…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Injuries, Hyperactivity
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Amaya, Andrea Crane; Campbell, Marilyn – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: This cross-cultural study compared both the symptoms of anxiety and their severity in a community sample of children from Colombia and Australia. Method: The sample comprised 516 children (253 Australian children and 263 Colombian children), aged 8 to 12-years-old. The Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) was used to measure both…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Severity (of Disability)
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Currie, Janet; Stabile, Mark; Manivong, Phongsack; Roos, Leslie L. – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Research has shown a strong connection between birth weight and future outcomes. We ask how health problems after birth affect outcomes using data from public health insurance records for 50,000 children born between 1979 and 1987 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. We compare children to siblings born an average of three years apart. We find…
Descriptors: Siblings, Body Weight, Physical Health, Foreign Countries