Broader autism phenotype in iranian parents of children with autism spectrum disorders vs. normal children

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 157-163

  Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Zarafshan, Hadi ^b   Ghasempour, Salehe ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BAVAR Iranian Autism Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Child; Iran; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877096282     PISSN: 17354587     EISSN: 20082215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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