Variation in incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders with season of birth

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-245

  Atladóttir, Hjördís Ósk ^a,d   Parner, Erik T ^a   Schendel, Diana ^b   Dalsgaard, Søren ^c   Thomsen, Per Hove ^c   Thorsen, Poul ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NANEA ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARTURITION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEASONS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 33847028756     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000254064.92806.13     Document Type: Article

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