Macrocephaly in children with autism spectrum disorders

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-100

  Barnard Brak, Lucy ^a   Sulak, Tracey ^a   Ivey Hatz, Julie K ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACROCEPHALY; MALE;

EID: 79251590798     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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