Foetal testosterone and autistic traits in 18 to 24-month-old children

Molecular Autism

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Auyeung, Bonnie ^a   Taylor, Kevin ^b   Hackett, Gerald ^c   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOETAL TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PHENOMENA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77956391388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-1-11     Document Type: Article

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