The cost of autism spectrum disorders

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Horlin, Chiara ^a   Falkmer, Marita ^a,b   Parsons, Richard ^a   Albrecht, Matthew A ^a   Falkmer, Torbjorn ^a,c,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAVEL; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84907005842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106552     Document Type: Article

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