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Understanding the increased risk of neural tube defect-affected pregnancies among Mexico-born women in California: immigration and anthropometric factors.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology - 1 May 2006
Velie Ellen M, Shaw Gary M, Malcoe Lorraine H, Schaffer Donna M, Samuels Steven J, Todoroff Karen, Block Gladys
Abstract excerpt
Mexico-born women in the United States have an unexplained twofold increased risk of neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancies. We examined whether immigration characteristics were associated with the NTD risk and whether anthropometric factors contributed to the increased risk among Mexico-born women. Data were derived from a large population-based case-control study in California. In-person interviews were...
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