Autism - An evolving concept

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue JAN., 2000, Pages 20-25

  Berney, T P ^a  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0033966346     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.1.20     Document Type: Review

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