Annual Research Review: The role of the environment in the developmental psychopathology of autism spectrum condition

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 271-292

  Mandy, William ^a   Lai, Meng Chuan ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism; Autism spectrum condition; autism spectrum disorder; developmental psychopathology; environment; genetics

Indexed keywords

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTOR;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84958984272     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12501     Document Type: Review

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