Explaining the increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders: The proportion attributable to changes in reporting practices

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-62

  Hansen, Stefan N ^a   Schendel, Diana E ^a,b,c   Parner, Erik T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Aarhus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925028001     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1893     Document Type: Article

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