Asperger's disorder will be back

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2914-2942

  Tsai, Luke Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Autistic disorder; DSM 5; Pervasive developmental disorder

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DSM-5; DSM-IV; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; ICD-10; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84888039904     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1839-2     Document Type: Review

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