Future Directions for Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 828-843

  Damiano, Cara R ^a   Mazefsky, Carla A ^b   White, Susan W ^c   Dichter, Gabriel S ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FORECASTING; HUMANS;

EID: 84907585630     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2014.945214     Document Type: Article

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