Risk of autism and increasing maternal and paternal age in a large north American population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1118-1126

  Grether, Judith K ^a   Anderson, Meredith C ^b   Croen, Lisa A ^b   Smith, Daniel ^b   Windham, Gayle C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; California; Maternal age; Paternal age

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; PATERNAL CARE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NORTH AMERICA; PARENTAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049102124     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp247     Document Type: Article

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