Fetal growth, maternal prenatal smoking, and risk of invasive meningococcal disease: a nationwide case-control study | Zendy

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Fetal growth, maternal prenatal smoking, and risk of invasive meningococcal disease: a nationwide case-control study

Author(s) -

Henrik Toft Sørensen,

Rodrigo Labouriau,

Elise Snitker Jensen,

Preben Bo Mortensen,

Henrik Carl Schønheyder

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyh169

Subject(s) - medicine , meningococcal disease , odds ratio , pediatrics , population , epidemiology , pregnancy , low birth weight , obstetrics , risk factor , neisseria meningitidis , environmental health , biology , bacteria , genetics

The prenatal period may be important for susceptibility to infections. We evaluated whether low birthweight, prematurity, and prenatal maternal smoking were associated with increased risk of invasive meningococcal disease.

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