Infantile autism in children of immigrant parents. A population-based study from Göteborg, Sweden.
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.
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013548:Sweden; D014505:Urban Population