Autism in immigrants: A population-based study from Swedish rural and urban areas

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-31

  Gillberg, I C ^a   Gillberg, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Genes; Immigrants; Mental retardation; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030027841     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00599.x     Document Type: Article

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