Autism in adults. New biologicial findings and their translational implications to the cost of clinical services

Brain Research

Volumn 1380, Issue , 2011, Pages 22-33

  Murphy, Declan G M ^a   Beecham, Jennifer ^b   Craig, Michael ^a   Ecker, Christine ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Clnical services; Cost; Diagnosis; Females; Health economics; MRI

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTAMIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79952315600     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.042     Document Type: Article

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