Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in four regions of canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 268-273

  Ouellette Kuntz, Hélène M J ^a   Coo, Helen ^a   Lam, Miu ^a   Yu, C T ^b   Breitenbach, Marlene M ^c   Hennessey, Paula E ^c   Holden, Jeanette J A ^a   Brown, Hilary K ^a   Noonan, Andrea L ^c   Gauthier, Robert B ^c   Crews, Lori R ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Department of Education and Early Childhood Development ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Early identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349286812     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403945     Document Type: Article

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