Is pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified less stable than autistic disorder? A meta-analysis

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1267-1276

  Rondeau, Emélie ^a   Klein, Leslie S ^b   Masse, André ^a   Bodeau, Nicolas ^c   Cohen, David ^c,d   Guile, Jean Marc ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic disorder; Diagnosis; Meta analysis; Pervasive developmental disorder; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DATA BASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; META ANALYSIS; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 82755194969     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1155-z     Document Type: Article

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