Pregnancy complications and obstetric suboptimality in association with autism spectrum disorders in children of the nurses' health study II

Autism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-30

  Lyall, Kristen ^a   Pauls, David L ^a,b,c   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Ascherio, Alberto ^a,d   Santangelo, Susan L ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Gestational diabetes; Obstetric complications; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857550472     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.228     Document Type: Article

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