The Changing Prevalence of Autism in California

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-215

  Croen, Lisa A ^a,c   Grether, Judith K ^a   Hoogstrate, Jenny ^a   Selvin, Steve ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorders; Epidemiology; Mental retardation; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FORECASTING; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 0036615560     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015453830880     Document Type: Article

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