Pitch perception in children with autistic spectrum disorders

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 543-558

  Altgassen, Mareike ^a   Kliegel, Matthias ^b   Williams, Tim I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28244479378     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 0261510X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X26840     Document Type: Article

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