Effects of fluoxetine treatment in young children with idiopathic autism

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 551-562

  DeLong, G Robert ^a   Teague, Lou Anne ^a   Kamran, Myra McSwain ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031685279     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb15414.x     Document Type: Article

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