Gestational Age and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Trends in Risk Over Time

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 224-231

  Atladóttir, H Ó ^a,d   Schendel, D E ^a,b   Henriksen, T B ^c   Hjort, L ^a,c   Parner, E T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d University of Aarhus ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Gestational age; Preterm birth; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREND STUDY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958590432     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1525     Document Type: Article

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