Childhood autism, feeding problems and failure to thrive in early infancy: Seven case studies

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 209-216

  Keen, Daphne V ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Failure to thrive; Feeding problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING DISORDERS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 42549169822     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-007-0655-7     Document Type: Article

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