Tracing back to the onset of abnormal head circumference growth in Italian children with autism spectrum disorder

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 442-449

  Muratori, Filippo ^a   Calderoni, Sara ^a   Apicella, Fabio ^a   Filippi, Tiziana ^a   Santocchi, Elisa ^a   Calugi, Simona ^a   Cosenza, Angela ^a   Tancredi, Raffaella ^a   Narzisi, Antonio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Biomarker; Children; Head circumference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; ITALY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 80455155088     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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