Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in China: A Nationwide Multi-center Population-based Study Among Children Aged 6 to 12 Years
Zhou H, Xu X, Yan W, Zou X, Wu L, Luo X, Li T, Huang Y, Guan H, Chen X, Mao M, Xia K, Zhang L, Li E, Ge X, Zhang L, Li C, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Ding D, Shih A, Fombonne E, Zheng Y, Han J, Sun Z, Jiang YH, Wang Y. Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in China: A Nationwide Multi-center Population-based Study Among Children Aged 6 to 12 Years. Neuroscience Bulletin 2020, 36: 961-971. PMID: 32607739, PMCID: PMC7475160, DOI: 10.1007/s12264-020-00530-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutism Spectrum DisorderChildChinaComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceConceptsAutism spectrum disorderMulti-centre populationChildren Aged 6Chinese childrenASD casesFirst national estimatesNeuropsychiatric comorbiditiesTarget population samplePrevalence studyPrevalence ratesSpectrum disorderAged 6Response rateASD prevalence ratesOverall populationNational estimatesPrevalenceRating ScaleASD prevalenceComorbiditiesChildrenPopulation sampleTarget populationConvenient clusterDisorders