Diagnostic and assessment issues in autism surveillance and prevalence

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-330

  Saracino, Jennifer ^a   Noseworthy, Julianne ^a   Steiman, Mandy ^a   Reisinger, Lisa ^a   Fombonne, Eric ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Epidemiology; Incidence; Pervasive developmental disorder; Prevalence; Time trend

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954176867     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-010-9205-1     Document Type: Article

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