Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , March 2010

Extreme Prematurity, Cerebellar Injury, and Autism

  • Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Brain and Development, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper Street A-334, Montreal, QC

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doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2010.01.003

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , March 2010

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