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Brentani, H., Polanczyk, G.V., Miguel, E.C. (2016). Brazil and Autism. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102021-2

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