Autism spectrum disorders: Clinical features and diagnosis

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-25

  Nazeer, Ahsan ^a   Ghaziuddin, Mohammad ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Clinical features; Comorbidity; Definition; Diagnosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84856247668     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.10.007     Document Type: Review

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