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ERIC Number: EJ589507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Brief Report: Incidence of and Risk Factors for Autistic Disorder in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Survivors.
Matsuishi, Toyojiro; Yamashita, Yushiro; Ohtani, Yasuyo; Ornitz, Edward; Kuriya, Norikazu; Murakami, Yoshihiko; Fukuda, Seiichi; Hashimoto, Takeo; Yamashita, Fumio
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v29 n2 p161-66 Apr 1999
Analysis of the incidence of autistic disorder (AD) among 5,271 children in a neonatal intensive care unit in Japan found that 18 children were later diagnosed with AD, an incidence more than twice as high as previously reported. Children with AD had a significantly higher history of the meconium aspiration syndrome than the controls. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Autism, Congenital Impairments, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Neonates, Perinatal Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan