International Summit on Prevention of Mental Retardation from Biomedical Causes. [Report No.: HDS-78-21023

Sonst. Personen	Koch, Jean (Hrsg.)
Institution	President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC.; Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Toronto (Ontario).; National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX.; American Association on Mental Deficiency, Washington, DC.
Titel	International Summit on Prevention of Mental Retardation from Biomedical Causes. [Report No.: HDS-78-21023
Quelle	(1977), (216 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Alcoholism; Biology; Conference Reports; Congenital Impairments; Down Syndrome; Etiology; Federal Government; Immunization Programs; Infants; Lead Poisoning; Medical Research; Mental Retardation; Models; Mothers; National Programs; Nutrition; Perinatal Influences; Prenatal Influences; Prevention; Screening Tests; Workshops + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alkoholismus; Biologie; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Ätiologie; Bundesregierung; Immunisierung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Geistige Behinderung; Analogiemodell; Mother; Mutter; nicht übertragen; Ernährung; Perinatalperiode; Pränataler Einfluss; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Screening-Verfahren; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung
Abstract	Proceedings from the International Summit on Prevention of Mental Retardation from Biomedical Causes are provided. After a list of participants and summary of the highlights of the conference, the keynote address by H. Moser is presented. The following 13 papers are provided along with workshop recommendations and a list of main points elicited from the discussions (which are included for most papers): "Preventing Mental Retardation--More Can Be Done" (J. Dion); "A National Program to Prevent Neural Tube Disorders" (A. Milunsky); "Regionalization and Expansion of a Metabloic Screening Program for New Borns" (R. Guthrie); "Prevention of Rh Hemolytic Disease" (R. MacCready); "Strategies for Prevention of Mental Retardation at the Federal Level" (E. Boggs); "Nutrition, Brain Growth, and Prevention of Mental Retardation" (P. Rosso); "Prenatal Supplements and Breast Feeding" (R. Acosta); "Regionalization of Perinatal Care" (L. Gluck); "A Model Program for Lead Screening" (S. Piomelli); "Immunizations and What Can Be Done to Improve Their Use" (J. Browder) with comments and concerns expressed by T. Tjossem; "Maternal Alcoholism and Fetal Abnormalities" (K. Jones); and "Down's Syndrome and Its Potential Prevention" (M. Giannini). A list of commitments made by participants is followed by a concluding statement by R. Koch. (PHR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01