Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental disabilities where language development is absent or delayed, rote or repetitive behaviors typically emerge, and nonverbal communication,… (More)
Infant sibling studies have been at the vanguard of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) research over the past decade, providing important new knowledge about the earliest emerging signs of ASD and… (More)
A population-based case-control study was conducted in WashingtonCounty, Maryland (United States) to explore the association between incidentbladder cancer and exposure to drinking water from… (More)
The 2002 meeting of the American College of Epidemiology included an open forum on doctoral education and training in epidemiology. Discussion groups, facilitated by selected senior epidemiologists,… (More)
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of mortality among current and former male employees of a modern tire manufacturing plant in Texas. Vital status was ascertained for more than 99% of the… (More)
We conducted a meta-analysis of 15 studies on maternal prenatal smoking and ASD risk in offspring. Using a random-effects model, we found no evidence of an association (summary OR 1.02, 95% CI… (More)
BACKGROUND
Previous studies have reported associations of perinatal exposure to air toxics, including some metals and volatile organic compounds, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
OBJECTIVES
Our… (More)
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and character of policy statements in epidemiologic reports.
METHODS
The first author followed a standardized protocol and… (More)
International journal of environmental research…
2012
Epidemiologic evidence provides some support for a causal association between maternal secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure during pregnancy and reduction in infant birth weight. The purpose of this… (More)
To investigate the extent to which personal values and experiences among scientists might affect their assessment of risks from dioxin, radon, and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), we conducted an… (More)