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Children with learning disabilities
Author(s) -
COURTMAN SIMON P.,
MUMBY D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02323.x
Subject(s) - medicine , learning disability , learning disorders , medical education , psychiatry
Summary Children with learning disabilities can present numerous challenges in the acute hospital setting. This review article examines the causes and presentations of learning disability, and considers some of the management strategies employed when these children present for surgery.