British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 150, Issue JUNE, 1987, Pages 856-858

Infantile autism in children of immigrant parents: A population-based study from Goteborg, Sweden (Article)

Gillberg C. , Steffenburg S. , Borjesson B. , Andersson L.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, University of Goteborg, Barn-Och Ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, 402 35 Goteborg, Sweden
  • b Department of Psychiatry, University of Goteborg, Barn-Och Ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, 402 35 Goteborg, Sweden
  • c Department of Psychiatry, University of Goteborg, Barn-Och Ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, 402 35 Goteborg, Sweden
  • d Department of Psychiatry, University of Goteborg, Barn-Och Ungdomspsykiatriska Kliniken, 402 35 Goteborg, Sweden

Abstract

A population-based study of infantile autism from Western Sweden has been completed. Urban children with autism more often than age-matched children in the general population had immigrant parents from 'exotic' countries. No such trend was seen in rural children with infantile autism.

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male urban population autism central nervous system priority journal immigrant geographic distribution Sweden Emigration and Immigration Autistic Disorder female clinical article infantile autism human migration Child
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ISSN: 00071250
Cited by: 45
Original Language: English