A national study of the prevalence of autism among five-year-old children in Iran

Autism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Samadi, Sayyed Ali ^a   Mahmoodizadeh, Ameneh ^b   McConkey, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Iranian Special Education Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; Iran; prevalence; typical autism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857551077     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311407091     Document Type: Article

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