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Toward objective classification of childhood autism: Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 214 Medical School Wing B 207H, 27514, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Eric Schopler (Director), Robert F. DeVellis & Kenneth Daly

  2. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Robert J. Reichler

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Schopler, E., Reichler, R.J., DeVellis, R.F. et al. Toward objective classification of childhood autism: Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). J Autism Dev Disord 10, 91–103 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408436

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