Effect of proximity to hazardous waste sites on the development of congenital heart disease

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Malik, Sadia ^a,c   Schecter, Arnold ^b   Caughy, Margaret ^b   Fixler, David E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Congenital heart disease; Hazardous waste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24944545665     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.4.177-181     Document Type: Article

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