Brain volumes in autism and developmental delay - A MRI study

Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-38

  Predescu, Elena ^a   Sipos, Paul ^b   Sipos, Roxana ^a   Iftene, Felicia ^c   Balázsi, Róbert ^d  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain volumes; Developmental delay; MRI

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954471384     PISSN: 15847101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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