Brief report: A preliminary study of fetal head circumference growth in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-129

  Whitehouse, Andrew J O ^a,b   Hickey, Martha ^c   Stanley, Fiona J ^a   Newnham, John P ^c   Pennell, Craig E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Brain growth; Fetus; Head circumference; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78751642445     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1019-6     Document Type: Article

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