Prenatal and Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 719-730

  Yau, Vincent M ^a   Lutsky, Marta ^a   Yoshida, Cathleen K ^a   Lasley, Bill ^b   Kharrazi, Martin ^c   Windham, Gayle ^c   Gee, Nancy ^b   Croen, Lisa A ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental delay; Pregnancy; Thyroid; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; NEWBORN SCREENING; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROTROPIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923642910     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2227-2     Document Type: Article

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