On Mosaics and Melting Pots: Conceptual Considerations of Comparison and Matching Strategies

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-73

  Burack, Jacob A ^a,b   Iarocci, Grace ^c   Flanagan, Tara D ^a   Bowler, Dermot M ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hopital Riviere des Prairies   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism research; Comparison groups; Matching strategies; Methodology; Mosaic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL GROUPS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 1842680785     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JADD.0000018076.90715.00     Document Type: Review

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