Maternal exposure to intimate partner abuse before birth is associated with autism spectrum disorder in offspring

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-36

  Roberts, Andrea L ^a   Lyall, Kristen ^b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^c   Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Weisskopf, Marc G ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; environmental factors; risk factor epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; MOTHER; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84951778111     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361314566049     Document Type: Article

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