Urban-rural residence and the occurrence of neural tube defects in Texas, 1999-2003

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 863-869

  Luben, T J ^a   Messer, L C ^b   Mendola, P ^c   Carozza, S E ^d   Horel, S A ^d   Langlois, P H ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural tube defects; Rural; Texas; Urban

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ETIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SPINA BIFIDA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64649089442     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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