Epidemiological surveys of pervasive developmental disorders

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 33-68

  Fombonne, Eric ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544446.003     Document Type: Chapter

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