Neurodevelopmental Delay Diagnosis Rates Are Increased in a Region with Aerial Pesticide Application

• Main Authors: Steven D. Hicks (Author), Ming Wang (Author), Katherine Fry (Author), Vignesh Doraiswamy (Author), Eric M. Wohlford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A number of studies have implicated pesticides in childhood developmental delay (DD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The influence of the route of pesticide exposure on neurodevelopmental delay is not well defined. To study this factor, we examined ASD/DD diagnoses rates in an area near our regi...