Age, social engagement, and physical activity in children with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-31

  Pan, Chien Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Autism; Physical activity; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 56449124999     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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