Parental autoimmune diseases associated with autism spectrum disorders in offspring

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 805-808

  Keil, Alexander ^a   Daniels, Julie L ^a   Forssen, Ulla ^b,c   Hultman, Christina ^c   Cnattingius, Sven ^c   Söderberg, Karin C ^d   Feychting, Maria ^c   Sparen, Par ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 77958496538     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f26e3f     Document Type: Article

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