A preliminary study on screening prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder in schoolchildren in Iran

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 759-763

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asperger's; Autism; Epidemiology; Iran; Pervasive developmental disorder; Prevalence; Students

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEX RATIO;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 41049090251     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0445-6     Document Type: Article

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