ACHIEVEMENT AMONG WOMEN WITH TURNERS SYNDROME

被引:4
作者
ORTEN, JD [1 ]
ORTEN, JL [1 ]
机构
[1] CHILDRENS HOSP OKLAHOMA CITY,DEPT SOCIAL WORK SERV,OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
来源
FAMILIES IN SOCIETY-THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN SERVICES | 1992年 / 73卷 / 07期
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10.1177/104438949207300705
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The authors describe the results of a survey of educational achievement, occupational status, ad personal happiness among adult women with Turner's syndrome, a sex-linked chromosomal abnormality. The results suggest that such women compare favorably in these areas with genetically normal populations . The authors conclude that the "cognitive deficits" reported in the literature are either overcome by the subjects or perhaps are exaggerated by researchers.
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页码:424 / 431
页数:8
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