Maternal nativity as a risk factor for gastroschisis: A population-based study
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Maternal nativity as a risk factor for gastroschisis: a population-based study.
BACKGROUND The prevalence of gastroschisis is increasing in many parts of the world, although the etiology is largely unexplained. Young maternal age has been the only consistently identified, strong risk factor. The objective of this study was to examine the role of maternal nativity in relation to other suspected risk factors for gastroschisis in Florida. METHODS We conducted a retrospectiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1542-0752,1542-0760
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20612