Characteristics of school-age children with autism

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-385

  Montes, Guillermo ^a   Halterman, Jill S ^b  

^a Children's Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Schools

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAID; MOTHERS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750079265     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200610000-00002     Document Type: Article

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