Impaired Gas Exchange at Birth and Risk of Intellectual Disability and Autism: A Meta-analysis

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1847-1859

  Modabbernia, Amirhossein ^a   Mollon, Josephine ^a,b   Boffetta, Paolo ^a   Reichenberg, Abraham ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Autism; Hypoxia; Intellectual disability; Neonatal; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; APGAR SCORE; APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPHYXIA; AUTISM; BIRTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ACIDOSIS, RESPIRATORY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84955559891     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2717-5     Document Type: Article

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