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Haglund, Nils G. S.; Kallen, Karin B. M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
Using the Swedish Medical Birth Registry (MBR), obstetrical and demographic information was retrieved for 250 children with autism or Asperger syndrome who were born in Malmoe, Sweden, and enrolled at the local Child and Youth Habilitation Center. The reference group consisted of all children born in Malmoe during 1980-2005. Obstetric…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, At Risk Persons
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Gustafsson, Peik; Kallen, Karin – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of pre- and perinatal factors on the risk of developing attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: We investigated the medical history of 237 children (206 male; 31 female) from Malmo, Sweden born between 1986 and 1996 and in whom a diagnosis of ADHD (Diagnostic and Statistical…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Risk, Regression (Statistics), Perinatal Influences
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Wallner, Teut – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
From 1973 to 1983 the number and proportion of mentally retarded persons in the total population of Sweden has not changed, but there are fewer children and young persons and more adults. The changes are hypothetically attributed to prenatal diagnosis, improved obstetrical techniques, and the introduction of antibiotics in 1948. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Etiology, Foreign Countries, Handicap Identification, Incidence
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Sabel, K. G.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1976
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries