Risk factors for autism: Perinatal factors, parental psychiatric history, and socioeconomic status

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 916-925

  Larsson, Heidi Jeanet ^a,b   Eaton, William W ^c   Madsen, Kreesten Meldgaard ^a   Vestergaard, Mogens ^a   Olesen, Anne Vingaard ^a   Agerbo, Esben ^a   Schendel, Diana ^d   Thorsen, Poul ^a   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Fetal growth retardation; Mental disorders; Parturition; Perinatology; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL AGE; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 18544369453     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi123     Document Type: Article

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