Maternal Fatty Acid Status during Pregnancy and Child Autistic Traits : the Generation R Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 183, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 792-799

  Steenweg De Graaff, Jolien ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a   Ghassabian, Akhgar ^a   Rijlaarsdam, Jolien ^a   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Roza, Sabine J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autistic traits; child; polyunsaturated fatty acids; pregnancy; 3: 6 fatty acid ratio

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

BRAIN; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; CHILD; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL PLASMA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; ADULT; ANIMAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOOD; DIET; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

NETHERLANDS; ROTTERDAM; SOUTH HOLLAND;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84966550782     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv263     Document Type: Article

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