Case-control study of self reported genitourinary infections and risk of gastroschisis: Findings from the national birth defects prevention study, 1997-2003

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7658, 2008, Pages 1420-1423

  Feldkamp, Marcia L ^a,b   Reefhuis, Jennita ^c   Kucik, James ^c   Krikov, Sergey ^a,b   Wilson, Andy ^a,b   Moore, Cynthia A ^c   Carey, John C ^a,b   Botto, Lorenzo D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 46749112753     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39567.509074.25     Document Type: Article

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