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Editorial
. 2016 Apr;73(4):386-7.
doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0126.

Autism Screening or Smoke Screen and Mirrors?

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Editorial

Autism Screening or Smoke Screen and Mirrors?

Craig M Powell. JAMA Neurol. 2016 Apr.
No abstract available

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