Microcephaly and macrocephaly in autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-119

  Fombonne, Eric ^a   Rogé, Bernadette ^b,c   Claverie, Jacques ^b   Courty, Stéphanie ^c   Frémolle, Jeanne ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Autism; Macrocephaly; Microcephaly

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEPHALOMETRY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROCEPHALY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELECTION BIAS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032989494     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023036509476     Document Type: Article

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