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The role of prenatal, obstetric and neonatal factors in the development of autism.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Jul 2011
Dodds Linda, Fell Deshayne B, Shea Sarah, Armson B Anthony, Allen Alexander C, Bryson Susan
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We conducted a linked database cohort study of infants born between 1990 and 2002 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Diagnoses of autism were identified from administrative databases with relevant diagnostic information to 2005. A factor representing genetic susceptibility was defined as having an affected sibling or a mother with a history of a psychiatric or neurologic condition. Among 129,733 children, there were 924...
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