Pre-schoolchildren with autism spectrum disorders are rarely macrocephalic: A population study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 992-998

  Cederlund, Mats ^a   Miniscalco, Carmela ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ASD; Macrocephaly; Population study; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ASD; MACROCEPHALY; POPULATION STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN;

CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROCEPHALY; MALE;

EID: 84897084060     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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