Estimated mental retardation and school dropout in a sample of students from state public schools in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Estimated mental retardation and school dropout in a sample of students from state public schools in Porto Alegre, Brazil

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between estimated Mental Retardation (MR) and school dropout in a sample of students of the third and fourth grades at state schools in Porto Alegre, the capital of the southernmost state of Brazil. METHOD: In this case - control study, students that dropped out...

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Main Authors: Tramontina Silzá, Martins Silvia, Michalowski Mariana B, Ketzer Carla R, Eizirik Mariana, Biederman Joseph, Rohde Luis A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
School dropouts
Mental retardation
absenteeism
Students
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