Racial disparities in community identification of autism spectrum disorders over time; Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, 2000-2006

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-187

  Jarquin, Vanessa G ^a   Wiggins, Lisa D ^a   Schieve, Laura A ^a   Van Naarden Braun, Kim ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; diagnoses; racial disparities; surveillance

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AUTISM; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79955074508     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31820b4260     Document Type: Review

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