Autism spectrum disorders, maternal characteristics and obstetric complications among singletons born in Alberta, Canada

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 125-134

  Burstyn, I ^a,b   Sithole, F ^a   Zwaigenbaum, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta; Autism spectrum disorders; Cohort studies; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79151474368     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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