Social Influence and the Autism Epidemic1

Despite a plethora of studies, we do not know why autism incidence has increased rapidly over the past two decades. Using California data, this study shows that children living very close to a child previously diagnosed with autism are more likely to be diagnosed with autism. An underlying social in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of sociology 2010-03, Vol.115 (5), p.1387-1434
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Ka‐Yuet, King, Marissa, Bearman, Peter S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autistic disorder Child health services Children Neighborhoods Parents School districts Social influence Social interaction Symptoms Viruses
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