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Commentary: Blaxill, Baskin, and Spitzer on Croen et al. (2002), The Changing Prevalence of Autism in California

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  1. SafeMinds, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Mark F. Blaxill (Board of Directors)

  2. Baylor College of Medicine, and Scientific Review Council Co-Chair, Cure Autism Now Foundation Houston, Texas

    David S. Baskin (Professor of Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology) & Walter O. Spitzer (Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology)

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Blaxill, M.F., Baskin, D.S. & Spitzer, W.O. Commentary: Blaxill, Baskin, and Spitzer on Croen et al. (2002), The Changing Prevalence of Autism in California. J Autism Dev Disord 33, 223–226 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022912115365

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