The Epidemiology of Autism

The Neurology of Autism

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Gillberg, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASD; Asperger syndrome; Autism; Brain disorder; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148875489     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195182224.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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