A Method to Model Season of Birth as a Surrogate Environmental Risk Factor for Disease

Environmental exposures, including some that vary seasonally, may play a role in the development of many types of childhood diseases such as cancer. Those observed in children are unique in that the relevant period of exposure is inherently limited or perhaps even specific to a very short window dur...

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Main Authors: Susan Searles Nielsen, Jimmy Thomas Efird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/5/1/49/