Gestational age at birth and risk of autism spectrum disorders in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 361-368

  Leavey, Anna ^a,b   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^c   Heavner, Karyn ^b   Burstyn, Igor ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism spectrum disorder; GA; Gestational age; Relative risk; RR; SES; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ALBERTA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84872333905     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.07.040     Document Type: Article

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