Family history of immune conditions and autism spectrum and developmental disorders: Findings from the study to explore early development

Autism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 123-135

  Croen, Lisa A ^a   Qian, Yinge ^a   Ashwood, Paul ^b   Daniels, Julie L ^c   Fallin, Daniele ^d   Schendel, Diana ^e   Schieve, Laura A ^f   Singer, Alison B ^c   Zerbo, Ousseny ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; asthma; autism; autoimmune; pregnancy; prenatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATERNAL INHERITANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MALE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85052641109     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1979     Document Type: Article

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