Hans Asperger - bibliography

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Biography

Austrian paediatrician, born February 18, 1906, Vienna; died October 21, 1980, Vienna.

Bibliography

    Biographical:
  • Christopher Gillberg:
    «Asperger-människan» – en kylig särling utsatt for stora psykiska påfrestningar.
    And: Hans Asperger – en «unåbar» person.
    Läkartidningen (Journal of the Swedish Medical Assiociation), Stockholm, September 19, 1990, 87 (38): 2971-2974.
    In the series: Mannen bakom syndromet (The man behind the syndrome).

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