We investigated if selected maternal illnesses or medications used during the periconceptional period increased risk of having neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancies. We used a population-based case-control study of fetuses and liveborn infants with NTDs among 1989-1991 California births. In-
Maternal fever and neural tube defects
β Scribed by Layde, Peter M. ;Edmonds, Larry D. ;Erickson, J. David
- Book ID
- 112216975
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-3709
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