Month of conception and risk of Autism

Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-475

  Zerbo, Ousseny ^a   Iosif, Ana Maria ^a   Delwiche, Lora ^a   Walker, Cheryl ^a   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 80051552890     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31821d0b53     Document Type: Article

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