Do terbutaline- and mold-associated impairments of the brain and lung relate to autism?

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 703-710

  Kilburn, Kaye H ^a   Thrasher, Jack D ^a   Immers, Nina B ^a  

^a Neuro Test Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectral disorder; balance; blink reflex; mycotoxins; neurobehavioral tests; visual fields

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; TERBUTALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TERBUTALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350491084     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709348391     Document Type: Article

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