Prenatal and early life exposure to stressful life events and risk of autism spectrum disorders: Population-based studies in Sweden and England

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Rai, Dheeraj ^a,b,c   Golding, Jean ^a   Magnusson, Cecilia ^b   Steer, Colin ^a   Lewis, Glyn ^a   Dalman, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84862211037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038893     Document Type: Article

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