Autism Spectrum Disorders - Are they really epidemic?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 327-333

  Isaksen, Jørn ^a   Diseth, Trond H ^b,c   Schjølberg, Synnve ^d   Skjeldal, Ola H ^e  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autism; Disorder; Prevalence; Review; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PUBMED;

EID: 84878837580     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.03.003     Document Type: Review

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