Maternal C-Reactive Protein Concentration in Early Pregnancy and Child Autistic Traits in the General Population

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 181-189

  Koks, Natasja ^a   Ghassabian, Akhgar ^a,b   Greaves Lord, Kirstin ^a,b   Hofman, Albert ^b   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a,b,c   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a,b,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Organization for Mental Health   (Netherlands)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

autistic traits; C reactive protein; children; longitudinal; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLISM; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84960123087     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12261     Document Type: Article

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