To what extent do environmental factors contribute to the occurrence of autism spectrum disorders?

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-298

  Posar, Annio ^a,b   Visconti, Paola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO DELLE SCIENZE NEUROLOGICHE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AUTISM; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLLUTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD;

EID: 84937128579     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.147610     Document Type: Letter

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