Industrial Developmental Toxicants and Congenital Heart Disease in Urban and Rural Alberta, Canada
The etiology of congenital heart defects (CHD) is not known for many affected patients. In the present study, we examined the association between industrial emissions and CHD in urban and rural Alberta. We acquired the emissions data reported in the Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory (n =...
Main Authors: | Deliwe P. Ngwezi, Lisa K. Hornberger, Jesus Serrano-Lomelin, Charlene C. Nielsen, Deborah Fruitman, Alvaro Osornio-Vargas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-07-01
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Series: | Challenges |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/9/2/26 |
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