2024
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Grandmother’s Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity
Chow T, Meng Q, O’Sharkey K, Liew Z, Ritz B. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Grandmother’s Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntellectual disabilityForeign-bornForeign-born whitesUS-born WhitesForeign-born blacksUS-born blacksForeign-born APIsUS-bornAsian-Pacific IslandersAutism spectrum disorderCalifornia DepartmentNativesGrandmothersPacific IslandersOdds ratioGrandchildrenEthnicityOffspring autism spectrum disorderRaceSelf-reported raceBirth certificatesMother-child pairsStudy investigated associationsWhitePublic health
2023
Maternal medically diagnosed infection and antibiotic prescription during pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer: A population‐based cohort study in Taiwan, 2004 to 2015
Sirirungreung A, Lee P, Hu Y, Liew Z, Ritz B, Heck J. Maternal medically diagnosed infection and antibiotic prescription during pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer: A population‐based cohort study in Taiwan, 2004 to 2015. International Journal Of Cancer 2023, 154: 626-635. PMID: 37792464, PMCID: PMC10942658, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based cohort studyMaternal infectionAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAntibiotic prescriptionsChildhood cancerCohort studyChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChild Health DatabaseRisk of hepatoblastomaProportional hazards modelMother-child pairsMedian followTaiwan MaternalCancer RegistryLymphoblastic leukemiaAntibiotic useNational HealthAntibiotic exposureElevated riskHigh riskHazards modelPregnancyChildhood leukemiaHealth databasesChildhood hepatoblastoma
2014
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Childhood Autism in Association with Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances: A Nested Case–Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort
Liew Z, Ritz B, von Ehrenstein OS, Bech BH, Nohr EA, Fei C, Bossi R, Henriksen TB, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Olsen J. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Childhood Autism in Association with Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances: A Nested Case–Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 123: 367-373. PMID: 25616253, PMCID: PMC4383573, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDanish National Birth CohortNational Birth CohortDeficit/hyperactivity disorderPrenatal exposureRisk ratioChildhood autismBirth cohortDanish National Hospital RegistryDanish Psychiatric Central RegistryNested Case-Control StudyRisk of ADHDNational Hospital RegistryPrenatal PFAS exposureHyperactivity disorderCase-control studyMother-child pairsPerfluoroalkyl substancesConsistent evidenceHospital registryProspective studyPlasma levelsNeurobehavioral problemsPFAS exposureCentral Registry