Gender ratio in a clinical population sample, age of diagnosis and duration of assessment in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 628-634

  Rutherford, Marion ^a   McKenzie, Karen ^b   Johnson, Tess ^a   Catchpole, Ciara ^a   O'Hare, Anne ^c   McClure, Iain ^d   Forsyth, Kirsty ^a   McCartney, Deborah ^a   Murray, Aja ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; diagnosis; females; gender; males

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; CHILD; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; AGE DISTRIBUTION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOTLAND; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971234038     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315617879     Document Type: Article

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