Article: Healthcare Negligence of Persons with Mental Retardation Lambasted at First U.S. Senate Hearing on Needs of This Population.

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A panel of distinguished speakers in the fields of mental retardation, healthcare, and physical fitness today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on the health status and needs of persons with mental retardation -- the first of its kind devoted exclusively to the needs of persons with mental retardation. Senator Ted Stevens, Chairman of the Senate Committee, chaired the hearing.

The report titled The Health Status and Needs of Individuals with Mental ...

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