Using latent class cluster analysis to screen high risk clusters of birth defects between 2009 and 2013 in Northwest China
Abstract In the study, we aimed to explore the synergistic effects of multiple risk factors on birth defects, and examine temporal trend of the synergistic effects over time. Two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2009 and 2013 were merged and then latent class cluster analysis and generalized lin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07076-0 |