Autism spectrum disorders in relation to parental occupation in technical fields

Autism Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Windham, Gayle C ^a   Fessel, Karen ^b   Grether, Judith K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IMPACT ASSESSMENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Broader autism phenotype; Parental occupation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; OCCUPATION; PARENTAL AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ENGINEERING; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC LOAD; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAN FRANCISCO; SCIENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349317285     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.84     Document Type: Article

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