Season of birth effects in autism

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-407

  Stevens, Michael C ^a   Fein, Deborah ^b   Waterhouse, Lynn H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033926641     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1380-3395(200006)22:3;1-V;FT399     Document Type: Article

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