Congenital anomalies and proximity to landfill sites

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-18

  Boyle, E ^a   Johnson, Howard ^a   Kelly, A ^b   McDonnell, R ^a  

^a Eastern Regional Health Authority   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LANDFILL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

ABNORMALITIES; BAYES THEOREM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1842840862     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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