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Comment
. 2015 Mar;123(3):A68.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A68.

Air pollution and ASDs: homing in on an environmental risk factor

Carrie Arnold
Comment

Air pollution and ASDs: homing in on an environmental risk factor

Carrie Arnold. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Mar.
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In this study, higher exposures to PM2.5 air pollution during the third trimester of pregnancy were associated with increased risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder. © KidStock/Blend Images/Corbis
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