Autism in Down's syndrome: Family history correlates

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-91

  Ghaziuddin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Down's syndrome; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0030801657     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00681.x     Document Type: Article

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