Higher prevalence of autism in Taiwanese children born prematurely: A nationwide population-based study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2462-2468

  Hwang, Yea Shwu ^a   Weng, Shih Feng ^b   Cho, Chiung Yu ^a   Tsai, Wen Hui ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism; Preterm; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWANESE;

AUTISM; PRETERM; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DISEASES; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84879309076     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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