Intellectual Developmental Disabilities:: Definitions, Diagnosis, and Delivery of Care.

Dela J Public Health

Medical Director, Center for Special Health Care Needs, ChristianaCare; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania.

Published: March 2021

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