Fragile X-associated conditions: implications for the whole family

Affiliations

¹ The Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, and honorary consultant psychiatrist, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh.
² Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
³ Institute for Clinical Neurosciences and Psychology, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, and honorary clinical lecturer, Division of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester.
⁴ With special interest in learning disabilities, Health Promotion Service, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh.

Andrew G McKechanie et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2019.

. 2019 Aug 29;69(686):460-461.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X705425. Print 2019 Sep.

¹ The Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, and honorary consultant psychiatrist, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh.
² Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
³ Institute for Clinical Neurosciences and Psychology, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, and honorary clinical lecturer, Division of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester.
⁴ With special interest in learning disabilities, Health Promotion Service, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh.

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