Electrophysiologic assessment of central auditory processing by auditory brainstem responses in children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 656-659

  Kwon, Soonhak ^a,b   Kim, Jungmi ^a   Choe, Byung Ho ^a   Ko, Cheolwoo ^a   Park, Sungpa ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR); Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Central auditory processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548599628     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.4.656     Document Type: Article

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