Autism spectrum disorders: Head circumference and body length at birth are both relative

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 901-907

  Grandgeorge, Marine ^a,b   Lemonnier, Eric ^a   Jallot, Nelle ^a  

^a Serv Hosp Univ Psychiat Adultes   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Body length; Head circumference; Relative macrocephaly; Relative microcephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCEPHALY; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; BODY LENGTH; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; RELATIVE MACROCEPHALY; RELATIVE MICROCEPHALY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84881317912     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12264     Document Type: Article

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