Clinical studies of pervasive developmental disorders in Japan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 165-170

  Kurita, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

autism; pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

HOPANTENATE CALCIUM; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHENYLALANINE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; SEROTONIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029817563     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1996.tb02737.x     Document Type: Review

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