A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the long‐term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood
@article{Steinhausen2016ASR, title={A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the long‐term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood}, author={Hans Christoph Steinhausen and Christina Mohr Jensen and Marlene Briciet Lauritsen}, journal={Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica}, year={2016}, volume={133} }
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies reporting on the overall outcome in terms of a global measure of adjustment in children with autistic disorders followed up in adolescence and adulthood.
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