Maternal Infection During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 4015-4025

  Zerbo, Ousseny ^a   Qian, Yinge ^a   Yoshida, Cathleen ^a   Grether, Judith K ^b   Van de Water, Judy ^c   Croen, Lisa A ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Davis ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Maternal infection; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937986744     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-2016-3     Document Type: Article

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