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Independent and dependent contributions of advanced maternal and paternal ages to autism risk

  1. Janie F. Shelton1,*,
  2. Daniel J. Tancredi2,
  3. Irva Hertz-Picciotto1,3

Article first published online: 8 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/aur.116

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Autism Research

Autism Research

Volume 3, Issue 1, pages 30–39, February 2010

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Shelton, J. F., Tancredi, D. J. and Hertz-Picciotto, I. (2010), Independent and dependent contributions of advanced maternal and paternal ages to autism risk. Autism Res, 3: 30–39. doi: 10.1002/aur.116

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  1. 1

    Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis

  2. 2

    Department of Pediatrics and the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis

  3. 3

    The UC Davis M.I.N.D Institute, Sacramento, California

*Department of Public Health Sciences, MS1C, University of California Davis, California 95616

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  1. Issue published online: 18 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 8 FEB 2010
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Erratum: Independent and dependent contributions of advanced maternal and paternal ages to autism risk

Vol. 3, Issue 2, 98, Article first published online: 27 APR 2010

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