Stabilizing autism: A Fleckian account of the rise of a neurodevelopmental spectrum disorder

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-78

  Verhoeff, Berend ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Disease entity; Ludwik Fleck; Neurodevelopment; Style of thought

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; HISTORY; POLAND; PSYCHIATRY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; POLAND; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84900006209     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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