Autism spectrum disorder in individuals with anorexia nervosa and in their first- and second-degree relatives: Danish nationwide register-based cohort-study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 401-407

  Koch, Susanne V ^a   Larsen, Janne T ^b   Mouridsen, Svend E ^a   Bentz, Mette ^a   Petersen, Liselotte ^b   Bulik, Cynthia ^c,d   Mortensen, Preben B ^b   Plessen, Kerstin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84929340610     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.153221     Document Type: Article

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