Etiologies of autism in a case-series from Tanzania

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1039-1051

  Mankoski, Raymond E ^a   Collins, Martha ^b   Ndosi, Noah K ^c   Mgalla, Ella H ^d   Sarwatt, Veronica V ^d   Folstein, Susan E ^e  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d Autism Unit   (Tanzania)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Autism; Infection; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 33845877137     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0143-9     Document Type: Article

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