How commonly are known medical conditions associated with autism?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-278

  Barton, Michelle ^a,b   Volkmar, Fred ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnostic system; Medical conditions; Prevalence rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; GOLDENHAR SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARFAN SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031824656     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026052417561     Document Type: Article

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