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Chapter 6 - Developmental disorders in girls

Focus on autism spectrum disorders

from Section 1 - The social, genetic and environmental aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

By
Bernice Knight ,
Peter Carpenter  and
Dheeraj Rai
Edited by
David J. Castle  and
Kathryn M. Abel
David J. Castle
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Kathryn M. Abel
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
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Comprehensive Women's Mental Health , pp. 55 - 64
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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