Associations between indoor environmental factors and parental-reported autistic spectrum disorders in children 6-8 years of age

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 822-831

  Larsson, Malin ^a   Weiss, Bernard ^b   Janson, Staffan ^a,e   Sundell, Jan ^c,d   Bornehag, Carl Gustav ^a,c,f  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^e Primary Care Research Unit   (Sweden)

^f SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Autism spectrum disorders; Phthalates; Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASTHMA; AUTISM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MOISTURE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENTILATION;

EID: 70349754491     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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