Asperger's Syndrome

Adolescent Medicine Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 771-788

  McPartland, James ^a   Klin, Ami ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; HUMANS;

EID: 33749335328     PISSN: 15473368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.admecli.2006.06.010     Document Type: Review

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