Advanced parental age and autism risk in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 29-41

  Wu, S ^a   Wu, F ^b   Ding, Y ^c   Hou, J ^a   Bi, J ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a BEIJING 302 HOSPITAL   (China)

^b 309TH HOSPITAL OF PLA   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; child; maternal age; paternal age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARENTAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PARENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85000623100     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12666     Document Type: Article

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