Sociodemographic risk factors associated with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability

Autism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 438-448

  Pinborough Zimmerman, Judith ^a   Bilder, Deborah ^a   Bakian, Amanda ^a   Satterfield, Robert ^b   Carbone, Paul S ^a   Nangle, Barry E ^b   Randall, Harper ^b   Mcmahon, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Intellectual disability; Sociodemographic; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; PARENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTAH;

EID: 83355160983     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.224     Document Type: Article

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