Autism and urbanization

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1156-1157

  Becker, Kevin G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77953560354     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.191007     Document Type: Letter

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