Head circumference and height abnormalities in autism revisited: The role of pre- and perinatal risk factors

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-43

  Schrieken, Margo ^a   Visser, Janne ^a   Oosterling, Iris ^a   Van Steijn, Daphne ^a   Bons, Daniëlle ^a   Draaisma, Jos ^b   Van Der Gaag, Rutger Jan ^a,b   Buitelaar, Jan ^a,c   Donders, Rogier ^b   Rommelse, Nanda ^a,b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Growth; Head circumference; Premature; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84871922703     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0318-1     Document Type: Article

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