Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in mothers of Swedish and of Somali origin who have children with and without autism

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 743-747

  Fernell, Elisabeth ^a,b,d   Barnevik Olsson, Martina ^c   Bagenholm, Gunnel ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^d   Gustafsson, Sven ^a   Sääf, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c PRIMA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Autism; Somali population

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMALIA; SWEDEN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SOMALIA; SWEDEN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77950217066     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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