Changes in the incidence of childhood autism and other autistic spectrum disorders in preschool children from two areas of the West Midlands, UK

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 624-628

  Powell, J E ^a   Edwards, A ^b   Edwards, M ^c   Pandit, B S ^c   Sungum Paliwal, S R ^d   Whitehouse, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Stonydelph Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Parkview Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANTILE AUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE;

EID: 0033835039     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001216220000116X     Document Type: Article

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