Comparison of clinical symptoms in autism and Asperger's disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1523-1531

  Eisenmajer, Richard ^a   Prior, Margot ^b   Leekam, Susan ^c   Wing, Lorna ^d   Gould, Judith ^d   Welham, Michael ^e   Ong, Ben ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d Masons Hill Bromley   (United Kingdom)

^e AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; autism; communication; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029843335     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199611000-00022     Document Type: Article

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