Autism spectrum disorders in young children: Effect of changes in diagnostic practices

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1245-1254

  Nassar, Natasha ^a   Dixon, Glenys ^a   Bourke, Jenny ^a   Bower, Carol ^a   Glasson, Emma ^a   De Klerk, Nick ^a   Leonard, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Intellectual disability; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION; YOUNG POPULATION;

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONSET AGE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349847866     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp260     Document Type: Article

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