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This article, written by Rosemary Marks, provides information to help ensure the best health and wellbeing outcomes for your patients with Down syndrome and their whānau, by focusing on the care of children and young people. It highlights the most common issues you will need to consider, as well as those that can have serious consequences if missed
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