Is Maternal Influenza or Fever during Pregnancy Associated with Autism or Developmental Delays? Results from the CHARGE (childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) Study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-33

  Zerbo, Ousseny ^a,c   Iosif, Ana Maria ^a   Walker, Cheryl ^a   Ozonoff, Sally ^b   Hansen, Robin L ^a,b   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti fever medication; Autism; Fever; Maternal influenza

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CHLORASEPTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; CODEINE; DAYQUIL; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; EXCEDRIN; GUAIFENESIN; IBUPROFEN; MYLANTA; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PRODCIDEN; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERAFLU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL INFLUENZA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; ANTIPYRETICS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872340331     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1540-x     Document Type: Article

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