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Developmental Disabilities: A Pediatrician’s Perspective

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During the past two decades, major changes have occurred in the care and treatment of children with developmental disabilities. These changes have altered the role of the pediatrician considerably in the management of children with disabilities.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Rose F. Kennedy University Affiliated Facility and Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10805, USA

    Herbert J. Cohen

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rose F. Kennedy University Affiliated Facility and Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10805, USA

    Herbert J. Cohen

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  1. Institute for Child Development, Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, USA

    Marvin I. Gottlieb M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Professor) & John E. Williams M.D. (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Director, Professor) &  (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, USA

    Marvin I. Gottlieb M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Professor) & John E. Williams M.D. (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Director, Professor) &  (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor)

  3. Section of Developmental Pediatrics, Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, USA

    John E. Williams M.D. (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor)

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Cohen, H.J. (1987). Developmental Disabilities: A Pediatrician’s Perspective. In: Gottlieb, M.I., Williams, J.E. (eds) Textbook of Developmental Pediatrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1797-5_1

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