Spina bifida in a pre-Columbian Cuban population: A paleoepidemiological study of genetic and dietary risk factors

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-29

  Armstrong, Stephanie ^a   Cloutier, Louise ^b   Arredondo, Carlos ^c   Roksandic, Mirjana ^d   Matheson, Carney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital disease; Diet; Folate; Paleoepidemiology; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877588443     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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