Epidemiological surveys of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders: an update.

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Published in J Autism Dev Disord on August 01, 2003

Authors

Eric Fombonne1

Author Affiliations

1: McGill University, Department of Psychiatry, The Montreal Children's Hospital, 4018 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, QC H3Z 1P2, Canada. eric.fombonne@mcgill.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Transcranial Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Treatment of Autistic Traits in Children and Adolescents With ADHD | NCT04569058

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