Gender bias, female resilience, and the sex ratio in autism

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 756-758

  Constantino, John N ^a   Charman, Tony ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

EID: 84864371632     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.05.017     Document Type: Editorial

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