Thorium and fetal neural tube defects: an epidemiological evidence from large case-control study

Thorium and fetal neural tube defects: an epidemiological evidence from large case-control study

Background: Thorium is ubiquitous in the environment and its relationship with birth defects is still under discussion. This study aimed to investigate the associations of maternal exposure to thorium with risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) by using a case–control study, as well as the relationship...

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Main Authors: Li, Z. (Author), Pang, Y. (Author), Ren, A. (Author), Wang, B. (Author), Yan, L. (Author), Ye, R. (Author), Zhang, L. (Author), Zhang, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2021
Subjects:
adult
anencephalus
Article
case control study
China
coal
Coal combustion
combustion
conception
controlled study
cooking
encephalocele
female
fetus
first trimester pregnancy
folic acid
Hair
hair analysis
hair growth
hair level
human
indoor air pollution
inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
major clinical study
maternal age
maternal exposure
neural tube defect
Neural tube defect
passive smoking
pregnancy
prenatal exposure
Risk
scalp
spinal dysraphism
thorium
Thorium
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