Ambient Ozone and Cadmium as Risk Factors For Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) results from a defect in the diaphragm through which abdominal contents enter the thorax displacing the heart and the lungs. This causes lung hypoplasia and varying degrees of pulmonary hypertension resulting in high rates of morbidity and mortality. Though CDH...
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Scholar Commons
2017
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Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7439 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8636&context=etd |