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Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Special Case of Prader-Willi Syndrome

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  1. Psychological Studies in Education, University of California, Los Angeles

    Ellie Kazemi (Graduate Student and Graduate School)

  2. Education and Information Studies, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Ellie Kazemi (Graduate Student and Graduate School)

  3. Family Research Program, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA

    Robert M. Hodapp PhD (Co-Director and Professor)

  4. Special Education, Peabody College, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA

    Robert M. Hodapp PhD (Co-Director and Professor)

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  1. Section of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, William R. Brown/Missouri Chair of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, USA

    Merlin G. Butler MD, PhD (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics) (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA

    Merlin G. Butler MD, PhD (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics) (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics)

  3. Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd., Boldon, Tyne and Wear, NE 35 9PD, UK

    Phillip D. K. Lee MD (Chief Scientific Officer) (Chief Scientific Officer)

  4. Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA

    Barbara Y. Whitman PhD (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Kazemi, E., Hodapp, R.M. (2006). Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Special Case of Prader-Willi Syndrome. In: Butler, M.G., Lee, P.D.K., Whitman, B.Y. (eds) Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33536-0_14

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