Prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and social responsiveness symptoms of autism: Population-based study of young children

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 95-102

  El Marroun, Hanan ^a   White, Tonya J H ^a   Van Der Knaap, Noortje J F ^b   Homberg, Judith R ^b   Fernández, Guillén ^b   Schoemaker, Nikita K ^a   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^c   Hofman, Albert ^c   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Hudziak, James J ^a,d   Stricker, Bruno H C ^c,e   Tiemeier, Henning ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e Healthcare Inspectorate   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AUTISM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84905114793     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.127746     Document Type: Article

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