Geographic and Occupational Risk Factors for Ventricular Septal Defects | Zendy

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Geographic and Occupational Risk Factors for Ventricular Septal Defects

Author(s) -

Maneesh Batra,

Carrie L. Heike,

Richard C. Phillips,

Noel S. Weiss

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3628

pISSN - 1072-4710

DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.161.1.89

Subject(s) - residence , medicine , odds ratio , birth certificate , demography , confidence interval , etiology , population , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is currently the most common congenital cardiac malformation in the United States, but little is known about its etiology. The objective of this study was to address the hypothesis that parents' residence in eastern Washington, a region heavily dominated by the agricultural industry, and employment in agriculturally related occupations can influence the presence of a VSD in their offspring.

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