Is autism a disconnection disorder?

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 577-

  Frith, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN REGION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NEUROIMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 4544301507     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(04)00875-0     Document Type: Letter

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