A prospective blinded evaluation of urinary porphyrins verses the clinical severity of autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 1585-1591

  Geier, David A ^a,b   Kern, Janet K ^c,d   Geier, Mark R ^e  

^a Institute of Chronic Illnesses Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Research   (United States)

^c Genetic Consultants of Dallas   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ASD Centers LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPROPORPHYRIN; HEPTACARBOXYPORPHYRIN; HEXACARBOXYLPORPHYRIN; MERCURY; PENTACARBOXYPORPHYRIN; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPORPHYRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; URINALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; PORPHYRINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 75149130123     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903232475     Document Type: Article

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