Characteristics and quality of autism websites

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1263-1274

  Reichow, Brian ^a   Halpern, Jason I ^a,b   Steinhoff, Timothy B ^a,b   Letsinger, Nicole ^a,c   Naples, Adam ^a   Volkmar, Fred R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Internet; Online; Website; World wide web

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 84863880845     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1342-6     Document Type: Article

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