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Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, and service utilization of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at a research center in Saudi Arabia

The road to autism spectrum disorder diagnosis

Abdullah M. Alotaibi, Katelyn A. Craig, Taghreed M. Alshareef, Elham S. AlQathmi, Sarah M. Aman, Hesham M. Aldhalaan and Cheryl L. Oandasan
Saudi Medical Journal August 2021, 42 (8) 878-885; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.8.20210297

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