The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 347-352 , March 2006

Rett syndrome in Australia: A review of the epidemiology

Received 6 June 2005 ,Revised 1 September 2005 ,Accepted 19 October 2005.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under National Institutes of Health grant 1 R01 HD43100-01A1. Helen Leonard is funded by NHMRC program grant 353514, Dr Carol Bower by NHMRC fellowship 353628, and Dr John Christodoulo by NHMRC project grants 185202 and 346603.

PII: S0022-3476(05)01030-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.10.037

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 347-352 , March 2006

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