Prevalence and characteristics of autistic spectrum disorders in the ALSPAC cohort

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 672-677

  Williams, Emma ^a   Thomas, Kate ^a   Sidebotham, Helen ^a   Emond, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BLINDNESS; CEREBRAL PALSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 50149096183     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03042.x     Document Type: Article

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