Incorporating molecular genetic variation and environmental exposures into epidemiologic studies of congenital anomalies

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 275-280

  Shaw, Gary M ^a,b   Lammer, Edward J ^a,b  

^a California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

case control studies; epidemiologic methods; gene environment interaction; risk

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEFT PALATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK; SMOKING; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031105432     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(96)00145-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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