A comparison of temporal trends in United States autism prevalence to trends in suspected environmental factors

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nevison, Cynthia D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Autism; Mercury; Organophosphates; PBDEs; Temporal trends; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLYPHOSATE; LEAD; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TOXIN; POLLUTANT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLYPHOSATE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PBDE; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908159463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-73     Document Type: Article

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