The Presentation and Classification of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-347

  Kerns, Connor M ^a   Kendall, Philip C ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Comorbidity; Diagnostic classification; Dimensional

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872662429     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12009     Document Type: Article

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