Maternal Race-Ethnicity, Immigrant Status, Country of Birth, and the Odds of a Child With Autism.
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SUBMITTER: Fairthorne J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5417283 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Dec
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Maternal Race-Ethnicity, Immigrant Status, Country of Birth, and the Odds of a Child With Autism.
Fairthorne Jenny J de Klerk Nick N Leonard Helen M HM Schieve Laura A LA Yeargin-Allsopp Marshalyn M
Child neurology open 20170112
The risk of autism spectrum disorder varies by maternal race-ethnicity, immigration status, and birth region. In this retrospective cohort study, Western Australian state registries and a study population of 134 204 mothers enabled us to examine the odds of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability in children born from 1994 to 2005 by the aforementioned characteristics. We adjusted for maternal age, parity, socioeconomic status, and birth year. Indigenous women were 50% less likely ...[more]
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