Birth spacing and risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Conde Agudelo, Agustín ^a   Rosas Bermudez, Anyeli ^a   Norton, Maureen H ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BIRTH SPACING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBRAL PALSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAMILY PLANNING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL; LEARNING DISORDER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIRTH INTERVALS; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84969776869     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3482     Document Type: Review

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