Birth prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in the San Francisco Bay area by demographic and ascertainment source characteristics

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1362-1372

  Windham, Gayle C ^a   Anderson, Meredith C ^b   Croen, Lisa A ^c   Smith, Karen S ^b   Collins, John ^b   Grether, Judith K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IMPACT ASSESSMENT INC   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Demographics; Prevalence; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTISM; BIRTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FATHER; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 82755189744     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1160-2     Document Type: Article

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