Prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder among children in the US, 2007

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1395-1403

  Kogan, Michael D ^a   Blumberg, Stephen J ^b   Schieve, Laura A ^c   Boyle, Coleen A ^c   Perrin, James M ^d   Ghandour, Reem M ^a   Singh, Gopal K ^a   Strickland, Bonnie B ^a   Trevathan, Edwin ^c   Van Dyck, Peter C ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Autism spectrum disorder; Children with special health care needs; Disability; National estimates; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350517377     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1522     Document Type: Article

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