A potential cause of the reported increase in rates of autism

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1676-1677

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AUTISM; CONCEPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SIBLINGS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78649781721     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp357     Document Type: Letter

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