Parent-child interaction and oxytocin production in pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-112

  Feldman, Ruth ^a   Golan, Ofer ^a   Hirschler Guttenberg, Yael ^a   Ostfeld Etzion, Sharon ^a   Zagoory Sharon, Orna ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84905667994     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.137513     Document Type: Article

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