Difficulties in assessing and measuring autism. A discussion;Dificultades en la evaluación y diagnóstico del autismo. Una discusión

Salud Mental

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Albores Gallo, Lilia ^a   Hernández Guzmán, Laura ^b   Díaz Pichardo, Juan Antonio ^a   Cortes Hernández, Beatriz ^a  

^a Hospital Psiquiatrico Infantil Dr Juan N Navarro   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asperger; Assessment; Autism; Instruments; Pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified (PDD NOS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849122751     PISSN: 01853325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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