Diagnosis and definition of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-32

  Volkma, Fred R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544446.002     Document Type: Chapter

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