Childhood autism spectrum disorders and exposure to nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter air pollution: A review and meta-analysis

Environmental Research

Volumn 151, Issue , 2016, Pages 763-776

  Flores Pajot, Marie Claire ^a,e   Ofner, Marianna ^b   Do, Minh T ^b   Lavigne, Eric ^c,d   Villeneuve, Paul J ^a,b,e  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e Epistream Consulting Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Autism spectrum disorder; Fine particulate matter; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; EXPOSURE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEASON;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEASONS;

EID: 84991736461     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.030     Document Type: Review

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