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Idan Menashe, Public Health Department, and The National Autism Research Center of Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, Ilan Dinstein, Psychology Department, and The National Autism Research Center of Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, Hagit Flusser, MD, and Analiya Michaelovski, MD, Child development department, Soroka University Medical Center, and The National Autism Research Center of Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, Asher Bashiri, Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel, Gal Meiri, Pre-School Psychiatry Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, and The National Autism Research Center of Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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Menashe, I., Dinstein, I., Flusser, H. et al. False Interpretation of Scientific Data Leads to Biased Conclusions About the Association Between Cesarean Deliveries Under General Anesthesia and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 50, 2283–2286 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04415-5
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