Maternal age at childbirth and risk for ADHD in offspring: A population-based cohort study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1815-1824

  Chang, Zheng ^a,b   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   D'onofrio, Brian M ^c   Almqvist, Catarina ^a,d   Kuja halkola, Ralf ^a   Sjölander, Arvid ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Family based design; Maternal age

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; SWEDEN; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SIBLINGS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922345195     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu204     Document Type: Article

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