The role of prenatal, obstetric and neonatal factors in the development of autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 891-902

  Dodds, Linda ^a   Fell, Deshayne B ^a,b   Shea, Sarah ^a   Armson, B Anthony ^a   Allen, Alexander C ^a   Bryson, Susan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Cohort; Epidemiology; Neonatal; Pregnancy; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79959832142     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1114-8     Document Type: Article

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