Ambient air pollution and autism in Los Angeles county, California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of autistic disorder (AD), a serious developmental condition, has risen dramatically over the past two decades, but high-quality population-based research addressing etiology is limited.

Objectives

We studied the influence of exposures to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy on the development of autism using data from air monitoring stations and a land use regression (LUR) model to estimate exposures.

Methods

Children of mothers who gave birth in Los Angeles, California, who were diagnosed with a primary AD diagnosis at 3-5 years of age during 1998-2009 were identified through the California Department of Developmental Services and linked to 1995-2006 California birth certificates. For 7,603 children with autism and 10 controls per

SUBMITTER: Becerra TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3621187 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature