Autism families with a high incidence of alcoholism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-415

  Miles, Judith H ^a   Takahashi, T Nicole ^a   Haber, Andrew ^a   Hadden, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Autism; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141762607     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025010828304     Document Type: Article

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