Early mortality and primary causes of death in mothers of children with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder: a retrospective cohort study.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Mothers of children with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have poorer health than other mothers. Yet no research has explored whether this poorer health is reflected in mortality rates or whether certain causes of death are more likely. We ai...
Main Authors: | Jenny Fairthorne, Geoff Hammond, Jenny Bourke, Peter Jacoby, Helen Leonard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113430 |
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