The Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in West Pomeranian and Pomeranian Regions of Poland

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 283-289

  Skonieczna Żydecka, Karolina ^a   Gorzkowska, Izabela ^a   Pierzak Sominka, Joanna ^a   Adler, Grażyna ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; epidemiology; prevalence; regions of Poland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954288759     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12238     Document Type: Article

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