Aetiologies of Autism: Psychodynamic, pharmacological and behavioural, related to Kuwait

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-51

  Fields, Joyce I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiologies; Autism; Kuwait

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EID: 0013448807     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443961250103     Document Type: Article

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