Prevalence of autism-caused disability among Chinese children: A national population-based survey

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 786-789

  Li, Ning ^a   Chen, Gong ^a   Song, Xinming ^a   Du, Wei ^a   Zheng, Xiaoying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autism; Chinese population; Disability; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHINESE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 82955236115     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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