Autism in children and correlates in lebanon: A pilot case-control study

Journal of Research in Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-124

  Hamadé, Aline ^a   Salameh, Pascale ^a   Medlej Hashim, Myrna ^a   Hajj Moussa, Elie ^a   Saadallah Zeidan, Nina ^a   Rizk, Francine ^a  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Consanguinity; Epidemiology; Lebanon; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFECTION; LEBANON; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL AGE; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884246256     PISSN: 16822765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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