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Autism spectrum disorder in sub-saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review.

Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 May 2017

Franz Lauren, Chambers Nola, von Isenburg Megan, de Vries Petrus J

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is recognized as a global public health concern, yet almost everything we know about ASD comes from high-income countries. Here we performed a scoping review of all research on ASD ever published in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in order to identify ASD knowledge gaps in this part of the world. Fifty-three publications met inclusion criteria. Themes included the phenotype, genetics and...

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PMID: 28266791
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1766
PMCID: PMC5512111

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