Association of autistic spectrum disorder with season of birth and conception in a UK cohort

Autism Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Hebert, Karen J ^a   Miller, Laura L ^b   Joinson, Carol J ^b  

^a Severn Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Autistic spectrum disorder; Birth; Conception; Season

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTUMN; BIRTH; CHILD; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 77956168010     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.136     Document Type: Article

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