Narrowly versus broadly defined autism spectrum disorders: Differences in pre- and perinatal risk factors

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1505-1516

  Visser, Janne C ^a   Rommelse, Nanda ^a,b   Vink, Lianne ^a   Schrieken, Margo ^a   Oosterling, Iris J ^a   Van Der Gaag, Rutger J ^a,b   Buitelaar, Jan K ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Perinatal; Prenatal; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYMPTOM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84879222892     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1678-6     Document Type: Article

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