Association between transient hypothyroxinaemia of prematurity and adult autism spectrum disorder in a low-birthweight cohort: An exploratory study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 182-187

  Korzeniewski, Steven J ^a,b   Pinto Martin, Jennifer A ^d   Whitaker, Agnes H ^f   Feldman, Judith F ^f   Lorenz, John M ^g   Levy, Susan E ^e   Movsas, Tammy Z ^a   Pappas, Athina ^a,b   Paneth, Nigel ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; infants; preterm; thyroxine; transient hypothyroxinaemia of prematurity

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THYROID DISEASE; TRANSIENT HYPOTHYROXINEMIA OF PREMATURITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; THYROXINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873376795     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12034     Document Type: Article

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