Increased risk of orofacial clefts associated with maternal obesity: Case-control study and Monte Carlo-based bias analysis

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 502-512

  Stott Miller, Marni ^a   Heike, Carrie L ^a,b   Kratz, Mario ^a,c   Starr, Jacqueline R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cleft lip; cleft palate; maternal obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955192266     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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