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Arc, Arlington, TX. – 1994
This information fact sheet on screening newborns to prevent mental retardation defines newborn screening and outlines how screening is performed. It discusses the six most common disorders resulting in mental retardation for which states most commonly screen. These include phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, galactosemia, maple syrup…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Disability Identification, Mental Retardation, Neonates
