Birth defects in children with autism spectrum disorders: A population-based, nested casec-control study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1296-1303

  Dawson, Somer ^a   Glasson, Emma J ^a,b   Dixon, Glenys ^a   Bower, Carol ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autistic disorder; Congenital abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ALACHLOR; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; SIBLING;

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; BIRTH DEFECT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; TRISOMY 21;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 66249103702     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp059     Document Type: Article

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