Comorbidities with autism spectrum disorders - Present state of research and future outlook;Komorbiditäten bei autismus-spektrum-erkrankungen: Stand der forschung und aufgaben für die zukunft

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-99

  Sinzig, Judith ^a   Lehmkuhl, Gerd ^b  

^a Abteilung für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 79953185786     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000095     Document Type: Review

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