Childhood autism spectrum disorder in the Barwon region: A community based study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 696-701

  Icasiano, F ^a   Hewson, P H ^a   Machet, P ^a   Cooper, C ^a   Marshall, A ^a  

^a Child Health Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Associations; Autism spectrum disorder; Prevalence; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENETIC RISK; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSION; PARAMETER; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 10644254706     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00513.x     Document Type: Review

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