The elusive etiology of autism: Nature and nurture?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue JUL, 2009, Pages

  Strathearn, Lane ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 77952152823     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.08.011.2009     Document Type: Article

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