Risk of congenital anomalies in the vicinity of waste landfills in Denmark; an epidemiological study using GIS

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-143

  Kloppenborg, S Ch ^a   Brandt, U K ^a,b   Gulis, G ^a   Ejstrud, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b University of Southern Denmark ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; GIS; Multisided epidemiological study; Waste landfills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LANDFILL; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE;

ABNORMALITIES; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK;

EID: 25444447988     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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