Excess mortality and causes of death in autism spectrum disorders: A follow up of the 1980s Utah/UCLA autism epidemiologic study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1196-1204

  Bilder, Deborah ^a,b   Botts, Elizabeth L ^a   Smith, Ken R ^a   Pimentel, Richard ^a   Farley, Megan ^a   Viskochil, Joseph ^c   McMahon, William M ^a   Block, Heidi ^a   Ritvo, Edward ^d   Ritvo, Riva Ariella ^e   Coon, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Neurobehavior HOME Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Causes of death; Epilepsy; Intellectual disability; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RISK FACTOR; SANFILIPPO SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTAH;

EID: 84877925381     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1664-z     Document Type: Article

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