Toxoplasmosis and mental retardation: report of a case-control study

A case-control study evaluating the association between mental retardation and toxoplasmosis was conducted among 845 school children in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Cases (450) were mentally retarded children attending a public school for special education. Controls (395) were children from the regul...

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Main Authors: Waleska T. Caiaffa, Clea A. Chiari, Ana R. P. Figueiredo, Fernando Orefice, Carlos M. F. Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000200013