Intergenerational transmission of subthreshold autistic traits in the general population

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 655-660

  Constantino, John N ^a   Todd, Richard D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Autism; Family studies; Genetics; Pervasive developmental disorder; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; AUTISM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTHER; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIOLOGY; SPOUSE; TWINS;

EID: 15744390996     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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