A prevalence estimate of pervasive developmental disorder among immigrants to Israel and Israeli natives - A file review study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-145

  Kamer, A ^a   Zohar, Ada H ^a   Youngmann, R ^a   Diamond, G W ^b   Inbar, D ^b   Senecky, Y ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autism; Immigration; PDD; Prevalence rate; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; JEW; REGISTER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 2142823815     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0696-x     Document Type: Review

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