Could one of the most widely prescribed antibiotics amoxicillin/clavulanate "augmentin™" be a risk factor for autism?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 312-315

  Fallon, Joan ^a  

^a Yonkers NY 10704 USA ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; NITROGEN; UREA;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA; RISK FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 11144295817     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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