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Rate of first recorded diagnosis of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders in United Kingdom general practice, 1988 to 2001

Liam Smeeth1 email, Claire Cook2 email, Professor Eric Fombonne3 email, Lisa Heavey4 email, Laura C Rodrigues2 email, Peter G Smith2 email and Andrew J Hall2 email

Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK

Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London, UK

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BMC Medicine 2004, 2:39doi:10.1186/1741-7015-2-39

Published: 9 November 2004

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