## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Many studies from the Western world have indicated that maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). However, few reports have been available on this association from Asian populations. Our aim was to examine the relationship betwe
A population-based case–control study of risk factors for neural tube defects in four high-prevalence areas of Shanxi province, China
✍ Scribed by Zhiwen Li; Aiguo Ren; Le Zhang; Zhanying Guo; Zhu Li
- Book ID
- 110852990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-5022
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