Developmental Disabilities

"Developmental Disabilities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Developmental Disabilities" by people in this website by year, and whether "Developmental Disabilities" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 88 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2014
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