A Brief History of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency (IASSMD).

Clarke, A. D. B.

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A Brief History of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency (IASSMD).

Clarke, A. D. B.

Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v17 n1 p97-107 1991

This paper reviews the history of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency from the first international conference on the study of mental deficiency in 1960, the birth of the organization in 1964, international congresses of the organization every three or four years since, and official recognition by the World Health Organization. (DB)

Descriptors: International Organizations, Meetings, Mental Retardation, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Organizations (Groups), Research and Development, Social History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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