Autism spectrum disorders in older adults: Toward defining a research agenda

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2151-2155

  Piven, Joseph ^a   Rabins, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; autism; autism spectrum disorders; older adults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROBIOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIETY;

AGED; AGING; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 81755185429     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03632.x     Document Type: Article

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