Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children: Prevalence and Comparison to a School-Aged Population

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 808-814

  Nicholas, Joyce S ^a   Carpenter, Laura A ^b   King, Lydia B ^a,b   Jenner, Walter ^b   Charles, Jane M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental Disabilities; Public Health Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 70349745353     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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