Maternal Vitamin D deficiency and the risk of autism spectrum disorders: Population-based study

BJPsych Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 170-172

  Magnusson, Cecilia ^a,b   Kosidou, Kyriaki ^a   Dalman, Christina ^a   Lundberg, Michael ^b   Lee, Brian K ^c   Rai, Dheeraj ^b,d,e   Karlsson, Håkan ^b   Gardner, Renee ^b   Arver, Stefan ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986544129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20564724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.116.002675     Document Type: Article

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