Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 5, No. 1

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  • Longitudinal changes in psychosocial constructs and physical activity among adults with physical disabilities
    January 2012(Vol. 5 | No. 1 | Pages 1-8)

    Maria Kosma, Rebecca Ellis, Jeremy J. Bauer

  • A comparison of Autism Spectrum Disorder DSM-IV criteria and associated features among African American and white children in Philadelphia County
    January 2012(Vol. 5 | No. 1 | Pages 9-17)

    Neelam Kharod Sell, Ellen Giarelli, Nathan Blum, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Susan E. Levy

  • Association between parental nativity and autism spectrum disorder among US-born non-Hispanic white and Hispanic children, 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health
    January 2012(Vol. 5 | No. 1 | Pages 18-25)

    Laura A. Schieve, Sheree L. Boulet, Stephen J. Blumberg, Michael D. Kogan, Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, Coleen A. Boyle, Susanna N. Visser, Catherine Rice

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