Vitamin D and autism: Does skin colour modify risk?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 645-647

  Eyles, Darryl W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Skin pigmentation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; CALCIFEDIOL; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

AUTISM; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEGRO; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NOTE; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN COLOR; SOMALIA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALCIFEDIOL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77950227225     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01797.x     Document Type: Note

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