Socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder: evidence from a U.S. cross-sectional study.

This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children in the United States is positively associated with socioeconomic status (SES).A cross-sectional study was implemented with data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monit...

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Main Authors: Maureen S Durkin, Matthew J Maenner, F John Meaney, Susan E Levy, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Joyce S Nicholas, Russell S Kirby, Jennifer A Pinto-Martin, Laura A Schieve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2902521?pdf=render