Potential explanation of the reported association between maternal smoking and autism

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL SMOKING; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SMOKING;

EID: 84873334575     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1206268     Document Type: Note

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