Attention profiles in autistic children with and without comorbid hyperactivity and attention problems

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-215

  Sinzig, Judith ^a   Bruning, Nicole ^a   Morsch, Dagmar ^a   Lehmkuhl, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Autism; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 47649124901     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2008.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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