A Comparison of Autism Prevalence Trends in Denmark and Western Australia

被引：54

作者：

Parner, Erik T. ^{[1
]}

Thorsen, Poul ^{[2
]}

Dixon, Glenys ^{[3
]}

de Klerk, Nicholas ^{[3
]}

Leonard, Helen ^{[3
]}

Nassar, Natasha ^{[3
,4
]}

Bourke, Jenny ^{[3
]}

Bower, Carol ^{[3
]}

Glasson, Emma J. ^{[3
,5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Aarhus, Dept Biostat, Inst Publ Hlth, Aarhus, Denmark

[2] Lillebaelt Hosp, Dept Gynecol & Obstet, Kolding, Denmark

[3] Univ Western Australia, Telethon Inst Child Hlth Res, Ctr Child Hlth Res, Perth, WA 6009, Australia

[4] Univ Sydney, Kolling Inst Med Res, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[5] Univ Western Australia, Sch Populat Hlth, Perth, WA 6009, Australia

[6] Univ Western Australia, Sch Populat Hlth, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2011年 / 41卷 / 12期

关键词：

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Prevalence; Diagnosis; Denmark; Western Australia; SPECTRUM DISORDERS; CHILDREN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DATABASE; TIME; AGE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-011-1186-0

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Prevalence statistics for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) vary widely across geographical boundaries. Some variation can be explained by diagnostic methods, case ascertainment and age at diagnosis. This study compared prevalence statistics for two distinct geographical regions, Denmark and Western Australia, both of which have had population-based registers and consistent classification systems operating over the past decade. Overall ASD prevalence rates were higher in Denmark (68.5 per 10,000 children) compared with Western Australia (51.0 per 10,000 children), while the diagnosis of childhood autism was more prevalent in Western Australia (39.3 per 10,000 children) compared with Denmark (21.8 per 10,000 children). These differences are probably caused by local phenomena affecting case ascertainment but influence from biological or geographical factors may exist.

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页码：1601 / 1608

页数：8

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