Increased Rate of Head Growth during Infancy in Autism

JAMA

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-394

  Lainhart, Janet E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDITORIAL; GRAY MATTER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MACROCEPHALY; MICROCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0038263152     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.3.393     Document Type: Editorial

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