Maternal vitamin D levels and the autism phenotype among offspring

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1495-1504

  Whitehouse, Andrew J O ^a,b   Holt, Barbara J ^a   Serralha, Michael ^a   Holt, Patrick G ^a   Hart, Prue H ^a   Kusel, Merci M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Autistic like traits; Environment; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; ATTENTION SWITCHING SUBSCALE; AUTISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RATING SCALE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879199696     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1676-8     Document Type: Article

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