Neuroimaging findings in Autism: A brief review

Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Ulay, Halime Tuna ^a   Ertuǧrul, Aygün ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic spectrum disorders; Neurobiology; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649099033     PISSN: 13002163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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