Relation between blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity and autistic spectrum disorders: A population-based study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Ek, Ulla ^a,e   Fernell, Elisabeth ^b   Jacobson, Lena ^c   Gillberg, Christopher ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Paediatrics ^*

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Tomteboda Resource Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLINDNESS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031976555     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb15380.x     Document Type: Article

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