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Arch Iran Med. 2021;24(7): 534-541. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.76

Original Article

Comparing the Effect of Risperidone, Virtual Reality and Risperidone on Social Skills, and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism: A Follow-up Randomized Clinical Trial

Sakineh Soltani Kouhbanani 1 * ORCID, Razieh Khosrorad 2, Somayeh Zarenezhad 1, Seyedeh Manizheh Arabi 3

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A Monthly Peer-Reviewed Medical Journal Published by the Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. Iran; Indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, EMBASE, SCOPUS, CINHAL, PASCAL, CSA, SID, ISSN: Print 1029-2977, Online 1735-3947.The impact factor of Archives of Iranian Medicine according to Journal Citation Reports® (JCR®) 2016 is 1.20.