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Comment
. 2015 Nov;18(4):113.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2015-102142. Epub 2015 Oct 6.

Growing evidence that maternal gestational diabetes increases risk of autism in offspring

Andrea L Roberts  1 , Vy T Nguyen  1
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Growing evidence that maternal gestational diabetes increases risk of autism in offspring

Andrea L Roberts et al. Evid Based Ment Health. 2015 Nov.
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