Comorbidity of autistic spectrum disorders in children with Down syndrome
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Autistic spectrum disorders in preschool children.
OBJECTIVE To review existing data on early signs of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and on how these disorders can be distinguished from other atypical patterns of development, and to describe a developmental surveillance approach that family physicians can use to ensure that children with these diagnoses are detected as early as possible. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE MEDLINE was searched from Janua...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0012-1622,1469-8749
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1999.tb00574.x