Estimating the burden of disease for autism spectrum disorders in Spain in 2003

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 288-296

  Sánchez Valle, Elena ^a   Posada, Manuel ^a   Villaverde Hueso, Ana ^a   Touriño, Eva ^a   Ferrari Arroyo, María José ^a   Boada, Leticia ^a   Martín Arribas, María Concepción ^a   Canal, Ricardo ^b   Fuentes Biggi, Joaquín ^c  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c Gautena ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorders; Burden of disease; DALY; Disability adjusted life years; Epidemiology; Pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPAIN;

EID: 38549129364     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0393-1     Document Type: Article

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