Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in individuals diagnosed as children with atypical autism: A Danish register study based on hospital diagnoses

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-63

  Mouridsen, Svend Erik ^a   Isager, Torben ^b   Rich, Bente ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c IRCT ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

atypical autism; comorbidity; gastrointestinal diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84882977428     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312455110     Document Type: Article

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