Association between maternal use of folic acid supplements and risk of autism spectrum disorders in children

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 570-577

  Surén, Pål ^a,b   Roth, Christine ^a,c   Bresnahan, Michaeline ^c,d   Haugen, Margaretha ^a   Hornig, Mady ^c   Hirtz, Deborah ^e   Lie, Kari Kveim ^a   Lipkin, W Ian ^c   Magnus, Per ^a   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a,f   Schjølberg, Synnve ^a   Smith, George Davey ^g   Øyen, Anne Siri ^a,h   Susser, Ezra ^c,d   Stoltenberg, Camilla ^a,i  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^h LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84873692512     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.155925     Document Type: Article

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