Early generalized overgrowth in autism spectrum disorder: Prevalence rates, gender effects, and clinical outcomes

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1063-1073.e5

  Campbell, Daniel J ^a   Chang, Joseph ^b   Chawarska, Katarzyna ^c  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; gender; head circumference; infancy; overgrowth

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY GENERALIZED OVERGROWTH; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH DISORDER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TODDLER; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; INFANT; NEWBORN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUNK;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIOMARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TORSO;

EID: 84907533498     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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