Rapid automatized naming as an index of genetic liability to autism

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-116

  Losh, Molly ^a   Esserman, Denise ^a   Piven, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Broad autism phenotype; Endophenotype; Rapid automatized naming

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954957159     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11689-010-9045-4     Document Type: Article

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