Advancing paternal and maternal age are both important for autism risk

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 772-773

  Reichenberg, Abraham ^a   Gross, Raz ^b,c   Sandin, Sven ^d   Susser, Ezra S ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PATERNAL AGE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATERNAL AGE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77951215096     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.187708     Document Type: Letter

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