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Healthcare in People with Down syndrome
Guidelines for Specific Ages

By Kathleen Fergus, About.com

Updated January 06, 2009

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Medical Issues in DS

Health Supervision in Children with Down syndrome. Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatricians. Contains growth charts and other helpful information.

Healthcare in Adults from the Medical College of Wisconsin Down Syndrome Clinic.

Down Syndrome Healthcare Guidelines Checklists

A series of checklists of what health tests and care individuals with Down Syndrome need at different stages of their lives.

Childhood

http://www.ds-health.com/recordsheet1.htm#_jmp0_

Adolescent

http://www.ds-health.com/recordsheet2.htm

Healthcare in Adults from the Medical College of Wisconsin Down Syndrome Clinic

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1001820316.html

Down Syndrome and Alzheimers Disease

http://alzheimers.about.com/cs/diagnosisissues/a/downs.htm
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