Autism in Angelman syndrome: A population-based study

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-136

  Steffenburg, Suzanne ^a   Gillberg, Christopher L ^a   Steffenburg, Ulf ^a   Kyllerman, Mårten ^a  

^a Child Neuropsychiatry Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION 5; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029916624     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(96)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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