Attentional Network Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 281-288

  Fan, Jin ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84882651372     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-391924-3.00019-3     Document Type: Chapter

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