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Down Syndrome (cont.)

Authors and Editors

Author: Harold Chen, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMG, Chief, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Perinatal Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center.

Coauthor(s): Jessica B Johnson, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc.

Editors: Robert A Hauser, MD, Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Tampa General Hospital; Professor, Departments of Neurology, Pharmacology, and Experimental Therapeutics, University of South Florida; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Rajesh Pahwa, MD, Professor of Neurology, Director, Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorder Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center.

Last Editorial Review: 1/5/2006




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