Lack of Benefit of a Single Dose of Synthetic Human Secretin in the Treatment of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder

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A single dose of synthetic human secretin is not an effective treatment for autism or pervasive developmental disorder.

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SecretinPlaceboAutismMedicineChecklistPervasive developmental disorderInternal medicinePediatricsAnesthesiaAutism spectrum disorderPsychologyPsychiatryPancreasPathology

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 341
Issue: 24
Pages: 1801-1806
Citations: 216
Access: Closed

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                                    ADRIAN D. SANDLER, 
                                
                                    Kelly Sutton, 
                                
                                    Jeffrey DeWeese
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Lack of Benefit of a Single Dose of Synthetic Human Secretin in the Treatment of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 341
                            (24)
                            , 1801-1806.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199912093412404
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199912093412404