Brief report: Autism and asperger syndrome in seven-year-old children: A total population study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-331

  Kadesjö, Björn ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^a   Hagberg, Bibbi ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWEDEN; TEACHER;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032774753     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022115520317     Document Type: Article

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