Autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of executive function
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Autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of executive function.
Evidence of executive dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) across development remains mixed and establishing its role is critical for guiding diagnosis and intervention. The primary objectives of this meta-analysis is to analyse executive function (EF) performance in ASD, the fractionation across EF subdomains, the clinical utility of EF measures and the influence of multiple moderato...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Psychiatry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1359-4184,1476-5578
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.75