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8 - Using Genetic Etiology to Intervene with Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2017

By
Robert M. Hodapp  and
Marisa H. Fisher
Edited by
Susan Bouregy ,
Elena L. Grigorenko ,
Stephen R. Latham  and
Mei Tan
Susan Bouregy
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Elena L. Grigorenko
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Stephen R. Latham
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Mei Tan
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Houston
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Genetics, Ethics and Education , pp. 183 - 201
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