Etiology of intellectual disability in individuals from special education schools in the south of Brazil

• Main Authors: Luan Freitas Oliveira (Author), Tiago Fernando Chaves (Author), Nathacha Baretto (Author), Gisele Rozone de Luca (Author), Ingrid Tremel Barbato (Author), Jorge Humberto Barbato Filho (Author), Maristela Ocampos (Author), Angelica Francesca Maris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Intellectual Disability (ID) is characterized by significant limitations that affect intellectual functioning, adaptive behavior, and practical skills which directly interfere with interpersonal relationships and the environment. In Western countries, individuals with ID are over...