Differential diagnosis of Hispanic children referred for autism spectrum disorders: Complex issues

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1996-2007

  Overton, Terry ^a   Fielding, Cheryl ^a   De Alba, Roman Garcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism spectrum disorders; Comorbid disorders; Differential diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SAMPLE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; TEXAS;

EID: 35348977843     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0349-x     Document Type: Article

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