Geographic and occupational risk factors for ventricular septal defects: Washington State, 1987-2003

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-95

  Batra, Maneesh ^a,b   Heike, Carrie L ^a,b   Phillips, Richard C ^a,b   Weiss, Noel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RANDOM SAMPLE; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33846020007     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.1.89     Document Type: Article

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