title: Preventing mental retardation.
abstract: INFLUENCES PRODUCING MENTAL RETARDATION CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES: inherited factors, health problems and social-emotional influences. This article outlines steps which can be taken to reduce the first two categories, both pre and postnatally.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fotheringham
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