The incidence of diagnosed autism spectrum disorders in Finland

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 472-480

  Hinkka Yli Salomäki, Susanna ^a   Banerjee, P Nina ^b   Gissler, Mika ^a,c,d   Lampi, Katja M ^a   Vanhala, Raija ^e   Brown, Alan S ^a,b   Sourander, André ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Epidemiology; Incidence; Register study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84904329991     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2013.861017     Document Type: Review

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