Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2008

Regression in Autism: Prevalence and Associated Factors in the CHARGE Study

Received 30 March 2007 ,Accepted 28 August 2007.

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PII: S1530-1567(07)00205-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.08.006

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2008

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