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This volume of International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities presents a scholarly look at health issues in Down syndrome

Table of Contents

1) OVERVIEW OF HEALTH ISSUES IN DOWN SYNDROME

Nancy J. Roizen, MDHealth Over life course

2) Health Outcomes of Infants and Toddlers with Down syndromeRobert M. Hodapp1,2, Nancy Miodrag1, Samantha E. Goldman1,2, & Richard C. Urbano1,3

3)Down syndrome: A literature review Authors Kelly Thomas BSc(OT) (Hons) 1,2,Sonya Girdler PhD1,Jenny Bourke MPH2,Aditya Deshpande BDS2,Katherine Bathgate BSc2,Stephanie Fehr BMedSci (Hons), BSc2,Helen Leonard MBChB, MPH2

4) Health conditions associated with aging and end of life of adults with Down syndrome Anna J. Esbensen, PhD

 Systems and Diseases

5) CANCER AND DOWN SYNDROME

Johann K. Hitzler, MD, FRCP(C), FAAP

 6) Cardiovascular Disorders in Down Syndrome

Jeroen C Vis1,2, Klaartje van Engelen1,2,3, Berto J Bouma1, Catia M Bilardo4, Nico A Blom5, Barbara JM Mulder1

7) Hearing Loss and Down Syndrome Heather Porter, BA. AuD. and Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD. Vanderbilt University8) Dementia in people who have Down Syndrome. Shoumitro Deb, MBBS, FRCPsych, MD, Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry & Intellectual Disability, University of Birmingham, UK.

 9)Sociodemographic Characteristics of Families of Children with Down Syndrome and the Economic Impacts of Child Disability on Families Scott D. Grosse, PhDOther Issues

10)Health research, the needs of individuals with Down syndrome and their families

Susan J Buckley