Perinatal and neonatal risk factors for autism: A comprehensive meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-355

  Gardener, Hannah ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Buka, Stephen L ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Etiology; Infant; Newborn; Pregnancy complications; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; AUTISM; BIRTH INJURY; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEEDING DISORDER; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALPRESENTATION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80051539002     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1036     Document Type: Review

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