Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in children born to mothers with thyroid dysfunction: A Danish nationwide cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1365-1374

  Andersen, S L ^a   Laurberg, P ^a   Wu, C S ^b   Olsen, J ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; autism spectrum disorder; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENTAL DISEASE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; THYROID DISEASE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPLICATION; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFANT; METABOLISM; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84909634677     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12681     Document Type: Article

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