Increasing Risk of Gastroschisis in Norway: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 358-363

  Kazaura, Method R ^a,c   Lie, Rolv T ^a   Irgens, Lorentz M ^a   Didriksen, Allan ^a   Kapstad, Mariann ^a   Egenæs, John ^a   Bjerkedal, Tor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme   (Norway)

^c Centre for International Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age factors; Gastroschisis; Life style; Models; Risk factors; Statistical

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PATERNAL AGE; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATERNAL AGE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1042276622     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh051     Document Type: Article

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