Gastrointestinal symptoms in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 872-883

  McElhanon, Barbara O ^a   McCracken, Courtney ^a   Karpen, Saul ^a   Sharp, William G ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MARCUS AUTISM CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Constipation; Digestive disorders; GI

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

EID: 84899816726     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3995     Document Type: Article

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