Letter to the Editor: Comment on "Maternal exposure to air pollution and risk of autism in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis"

Frédéric Dutheil; Aurélie Comptour; Martial Mermillod; Bruno Pereira; Maelys Clinchamps; Morteza Charkhabi; Julien S Baker; Nicolas Bourdel

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114724

Letter to the Editor: Comment on "Maternal exposure to air pollution and risk of autism in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis"

Environ Pollut. 2020 Sep:264:114724. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114724. Epub 2020 May 7.

Authors

Frédéric Dutheil¹, Aurélie Comptour², Martial Mermillod³, Bruno Pereira⁴, Maelys Clinchamps⁵, Morteza Charkhabi⁶, Julien S Baker⁷, Nicolas Bourdel²

Affiliations

¹ Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LaPSCo, Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, WittyFit, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address: fdutheil@chu-clermontferrand.fr.
² INSERM, CIC 1405 Unité CRECHE, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Gynecology, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
³ Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LPNC, Grenoble, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.
⁴ CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Biostatistics Unit, The Clinical Research and Innovation Direction, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
⁵ Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LaPSCo, Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, WittyFit, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
⁶ Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LaPSCo, Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
⁷ Centre for Health and Exercise Science Research, Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.

PMID: 32559872
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114724

Abstract

Comment on "Maternal exposure to air pollution and risk of autism in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Some points and/or limitations of their review and meta-analysis should be discussed.

Keywords: Air pollution; Autism spectrum disorder; Perinatal exposure.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Air Pollution*
Autism Spectrum Disorder*
Autistic Disorder*
Child
Female
Humans
Maternal Exposure
Particulate Matter

Substances

Particulate Matter