A pilot study of abnormal growth in autism spectrum disorders and other childhood psychiatric disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-54

  Rommelse, Nanda N J ^a,b,c   Peters, Cindy T R ^a   Oosterling, Iris J ^a   Visser, Janne C ^a   Bons, Daniëlle ^a   Van Steijn, Daphne J ^a   Draaisma, Jos ^b   Van Der Gaag, Rutger Jan ^a,b   Buitelaar, Jan K ^a,b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Endophenotype; Growth; Head circumference; Height; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANAVAN DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOPHENOTYPES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78751646229     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1026-7     Document Type: Article

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