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SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 107, Issue 11, Pages 715-721Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000193
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adult; Down syndrome; medical care
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Individuals with Down syndrome have an increased risk for many conditions, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, infections, and osteoporosis, and endocrine, neurological, orthopedic, auditory, and ophthalmic disorders. They also are at increased risk for abuse and human rights violations and receive fewer screenings and interventions than the population without Down syndrome. In this literature review, the most common health conditions associated with Down syndrome are examined, along with the topics of sexual abuse, menstrual hygiene, contraception, and human rights. Clinical guidelines for this population are summarized in an effort to assist practicing physicians in improving their provision of health care to the adult patient with Down syndrome.
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