The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-MindednessGoddard, Henry Herbert
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The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness
Goddard, Henry Herbert
Heredity, Human; Mental retardation; People with mental disabilities
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