Overweight and obesity: Prevalence and correlates in a large clinical sample of children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1708-1719

  Zuckerman, Katharine E ^a   Hill, Alison P ^b   Guion, Kimberly ^b   Voltolina, Lisa ^b,c   Fombonne, Eric ^b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; UNITED STATES; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OREGON; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84903710968     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2050-9     Document Type: Article

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