Research Review: Birth by caesarean section and development of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 500-508

  Curran, Eileen A ^a   O'Neill, Sinéad M ^a,b   Cryan, John F ^c   Kenny, Louise C ^a   Dinan, Timothy G ^c   Khashan, Ali S ^a,d   Kearney, Patricia M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Caesarean section

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMANS;

EID: 84926517543     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12351     Document Type: Article

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