Epidemiology of autism in adults across age groups and ability levels

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 498-503

  Brugha, Traolach S ^a   Spiers, Nicola ^a   Bankart, John ^b   Cooper, Sally Ann ^c   McManus, Sally ^d   Scott, Fiona J ^a   Smith, Jane ^a   Tyrer, Freya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; ENGLAND; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85002376215     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.174649     Document Type: Article

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